tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85154917550262793392019-02-22T16:53:06.963+11:00Every Bed of RosesContemplations of a Home School MomChareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.comBlogger1132125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-17494837550001332942019-01-23T16:53:00.001+11:002019-01-23T22:16:05.509+11:00Floor of Your Core {Tummy Team Review - Pelvic Floor Rehab at Home}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Over the last few months I became aware of feeling like I was falling apart and my core was not feeling as strong as I was a few years back following the <a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-tummy-team-core-foundations-review_19.html" target="_blank">Core Foundations</a> program by <b>The Tummy Team</b>. This was in no way the programs fault it was mine for not remaining consistent in maintaining the strength I had gained.<br /><br />This time I know I needed more help than just my core.&nbsp; As a woman I was noticing <a href="https://online.thetummyteam.com/helpful-answers-validate-pelvic-floor-symptoms/" target="_blank">some symptoms</a> that are often seen as a normal part of being a woman/mother and often the advice is just put up with it, this is how you cope. I honestly did not want to have coping strategies for the next 40 years.&nbsp; I want to live well, strong and stable.<br /><br />After seeing how The Tummy Team transformed my husbands life a few years back I knew I needed some<b> true lasting functional pelvic floor strength</b> with realistic tools to obtain it. I had noticed some chat on the Client Forum that The Tummy Team have a program specifically to help woman called: <a href="https://online.thetummyteam.com/what-we-do/pelvic-floor-rehabilitation/" target="_blank">Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-91Lr5X0Lbnk/XDl9QeLbXAI/AAAAAAAAQdw/STbhvqiQ5nEZO6HwxM0B6KhjiWodwY8PACLcBGAs/s1600/Floor%2Bof%2BYour%2BCore%2BReview%2BTummy%2BTeam.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Floor of Your Core (Pelvic Floor) by the Tummy Team Rehabilitation at Home Review" border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="628" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-91Lr5X0Lbnk/XDl9QeLbXAI/AAAAAAAAQdw/STbhvqiQ5nEZO6HwxM0B6KhjiWodwY8PACLcBGAs/s640/Floor%2Bof%2BYour%2BCore%2BReview%2BTummy%2BTeam.jpg" title="Floor of Your Core (Pelvic Floor) by the Tummy Team Rehabilitation at Home Review" width="432" /></a></div></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>Functional pelvic floor is about connection, coordination and consistency not tension, gripping and intensity - Kelly Dean, MPT</i></blockquote><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What I Gained doing Floor of Your Core</b></span><br /><ul><li>I learnt realistic tools to obtain functional strength.&nbsp; <b>Functional strength</b> is not found through a ten minute exercise session each day.&nbsp; It's found in what you do the most of every day through out your day. &nbsp;</li><li>The Tummy Team taught me how my body was designed to function how to use this effectively to help me heal. </li><li>Each week they provided me with a rehabilitation program that is structured into my personal daily routine (for example I learnt that I could do the calf stretch while brushing my teeth).&nbsp; </li></ul><h3>&nbsp; <a href="https://online.thetummyteam.com/what-we-do/pelvic-floor-rehabilitation/" target="_blank">Symptoms of Pelvic Floor weakness</a> </h3><ul><li><b>Stress/Urge/Urinary Incontinence</b> - wetting yourself when laughing, jogging, sneezing or being unable to hold on to go to the bathroom.&nbsp; While this is common to many woman it is not normal.</li><li><b>Pelvic Organ Prolapse </b>- feeling pressure after intimacy, a feeling of heaviness down there, feeling a bulge when wiping.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li><b>Intimacy Issues </b>- pain during intimacy or a numbness is not normal and may be a symptom of weakness or injury.</li><li><b>Pelvic Pain </b>- painful tailbone, pain in pelvis during your cycle, deep pelvic pain, pelvic instability, pubis-symphysis pain.</li><li><b>Pain </b>- lower back, sciatica, pubic bone pain/instability, abdominal and hip.&nbsp;</li><li><b>Birth Trauma</b> - both physical and emotional.</li></ul>Finding balanced helpful answers to these issues can be a challenge and I was so relieved to discover that <b>The Tummy Team</b> are committed to supplying woman with the <a href="https://thetummyteam.com/helpful-answers-validate-pelvic-floor-symptoms/" target="_blank">correct information and dispelling the myths </a>that surround pelvic floor issues and <b>providing accurate medical advice</b> and support.<br /><br />After reading more about the pelvic floor on their blog and hearing Kelly explain how the pelvic floor is an important part of the core I contacted the team who have graciously gifted me a <a href="https://online.thetummyteam.com/product/floor-of-your-core/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Floor of Your Core - 8 week On line Program</a> to try in exchange for a review.</div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><b><span style="font-size: large;">Floor of Your Core Program Walk Through</span></b><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NXBvg3z9w8o/XERPTYPBBSI/AAAAAAAAQfY/0oAL34fPcQsgCefsiNKG30VkyImMpCRnwCLcBGAs/s1600/Tummy%2BTeam%2BAccount%2BScreen.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tummy Team Online Personal Account Portal Screen Shot" border="0" data-original-height="374" data-original-width="1360" height="158" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-NXBvg3z9w8o/XERPTYPBBSI/AAAAAAAAQfY/0oAL34fPcQsgCefsiNKG30VkyImMpCRnwCLcBGAs/s640/Tummy%2BTeam%2BAccount%2BScreen.JPG" title="Tummy Team Online Personal Account Portal Screen Shot" width="576" /></a></div>Once you have purchased your course and log in you will be taken to the My Account screen.&nbsp; Here you are able to update all your information and access any courses and past purchases. This screen is accessible at any time by clicking on My Access.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NvtcFQHfboE/XERQY9sjG-I/AAAAAAAAQfg/oZU10QqAKtMvYLTZQDp6jf7e8XEU-YHlQCLcBGAs/s1600/My%2BCourses%2BTab%2BThe%2BTummy%2BTeam.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Tummy Team Online Portal Screen Shot" border="0" data-original-height="730" data-original-width="1233" height="341" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NvtcFQHfboE/XERQY9sjG-I/AAAAAAAAQfg/oZU10QqAKtMvYLTZQDp6jf7e8XEU-YHlQCLcBGAs/s640/My%2BCourses%2BTab%2BThe%2BTummy%2BTeam.JPG" title="Tummy Team Online Portal Screen Shot" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br />Navigating to your course is via the <b>My Courses tab</b>.&nbsp; Here you will find a list of your registered courses and pending courses that still need to be activated. Once you select your course, it will open a new page showing the weekly lesson/course materials links.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HhzMkAKrJmY/XERQi0tOC9I/AAAAAAAAQfo/gx1rigbSkbEtTRt77CBDldtVd37Qh3HigCLcBGAs/s1600/Floor%2Bof%2BYour%2BCore%2BWeekly%2BTracking.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Floor of Your Core Online Program Lesson Summary Home Screen Screenshot " border="0" data-original-height="806" data-original-width="1235" height="374" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-HhzMkAKrJmY/XERQi0tOC9I/AAAAAAAAQfo/gx1rigbSkbEtTRt77CBDldtVd37Qh3HigCLcBGAs/s640/Floor%2Bof%2BYour%2BCore%2BWeekly%2BTracking.JPG" title="Floor of Your Core Online Program Lesson Summary Home Screen Screenshot " width="576" /></a></div><br /><br />Upon completing the work for that week, and you mark a unit/week of study as complete a green check mark will appear. Lessons are released at the pace of one a week. This is intentional.&nbsp; The information you receive builds one upon the other and needs to be viewed and implemented in the order that it is presented in the same manner as if you were actively meeting with your personal physio therapist once a week.&nbsp; <br /><br />Each weeks lesson/consultation is presented as follows and in the same format:<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4zZUTWMF1A/XERQ4aU4MgI/AAAAAAAAQf0/egYrOVck7EogWbXqygAiirQ4YLSwcqvnwCLcBGAs/s1600/Floor%2Bof%2BYour%2BCore%2BOnline%2BProgram%2BWeekly%2BClass%2BSample.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Floor of Your Core Online Program Weekly Class sample Screenshot " border="0" data-original-height="687" data-original-width="1008" height="392" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-F4zZUTWMF1A/XERQ4aU4MgI/AAAAAAAAQf0/egYrOVck7EogWbXqygAiirQ4YLSwcqvnwCLcBGAs/s640/Floor%2Bof%2BYour%2BCore%2BOnline%2BProgram%2BWeekly%2BClass%2BSample.JPG" title="Floor of Your Core Online Program Weekly Class sample Screenshot " width="576" /></a></div><br />Each weeks class/consultation opens with a welcome note and summary of the weeks focus.&nbsp; Below this there are three buttons:<br /><ol><li><b>Focus of the Week</b> - Here is where you will find the purpose and focus for the week ahead. Some great encouragement and coaching.</li><li><b>Helpful Tips</b> - Here you will find a bullet point list of possible physical responses to the exercises / stretches for the week.&nbsp; The list is comprehensive and spot on.&nbsp; I appreciated knowing these things before commencing the weeks homework as I was prepared for the changes and how my body may respond or react to the new alignment and strength it was gaining.</li><li><b>Weekly Downloads</b> - This is where you will find the pdf downloads for you to print.</li><ul><li><b>Rehabilitation plan</b> for the week ahead.&nbsp;</li><li><b>Exercise Explanation Summary</b> -&nbsp; these contain detailed&nbsp; photographs and explanations of the exercises/stretches you will be focusing on for the week ahead.</li><li><b>Exercise Chart</b> - this is a chart to help you track when you do your exercises and helps you to find natural spots in your daily routine to incorporate them.</li><li><b>Pelvic Floor Assessment </b>chart - this is done three times during the course of your treatment.&nbsp; I encourage you to take your time and do these.&nbsp; I discovered symptoms that were such a normal part of my daily living that I did not even realise they were symptoms until I did the assessment.&nbsp; It also assisted me to see my progress as it was so gradual I was unaware of my progress until I compared notes. </li><ul></ul></ul></ol>Below this section you will find your video list for the week.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0ix-UBuGCos/XETRqbRLnkI/AAAAAAAAQgY/XtyugPUBtG0iXaV3kw0QJNJXf2rtj6Y5gCLcBGAs/s1600/Floor%2Bof%2BYour%2BCore%2BVideo%2BPlay%2BList%2BSample.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Floor of Your Core Online Program Weekly Video play list sample Screenshot " border="0" data-original-height="932" data-original-width="1248" height="428" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-0ix-UBuGCos/XETRqbRLnkI/AAAAAAAAQgY/XtyugPUBtG0iXaV3kw0QJNJXf2rtj6Y5gCLcBGAs/s640/Floor%2Bof%2BYour%2BCore%2BVideo%2BPlay%2BList%2BSample.JPG" title="Floor of Your Core Online Program Weekly Video play list sample Screenshot " width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 8 Video List</td></tr></tbody></table>&nbsp; As you work your way through the video's the little dot to the left changes colour to green indicating you have completed that specific video.&nbsp; Once you have completed the list of video's there is a button at the bottom to Mark your week Complete.&nbsp; This in turn changes the tick box to green on the course home page making it super easy to know where you are each week.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UN-nPce6RDw/XERa48bJXcI/AAAAAAAAQgA/CxB48JazltY72uRRhZp8wPRAVcbE7DPKQCLcBGAs/s1600/Floor%2Bof%2BYour%2BCore%2BOnline%2BProgram%2BWeekly%2BVideo%2BPresentation%2BSample.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Floor of Your Core Online Program Weekly Video Screenshot " border="0" data-original-height="688" data-original-width="1245" height="317" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-UN-nPce6RDw/XERa48bJXcI/AAAAAAAAQgA/CxB48JazltY72uRRhZp8wPRAVcbE7DPKQCLcBGAs/s640/Floor%2Bof%2BYour%2BCore%2BOnline%2BProgram%2BWeekly%2BVideo%2BPresentation%2BSample.JPG" title="Floor of Your Core Online Program Weekly Video Screenshot " width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Week 7 Video 3 - Low Impact Fitness Guidelines</td></tr></tbody></table><br />When you click on a video to watch it opens an embeded video. At the top just above it there is a short one or two focus sentences for the video class.<br />The video can be played full screen by clicking on the four mini arrows on the right and the little cog allows you to manually select the quality of the video you want to play, available streaming is 360p to 1080p. It's default setting is auto. The video's in the play list will auto load upon completion, there is no need to click on next video. <br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>What does each week cover?</b></span><br />When I started <i>Floor of Your Core</i> I had a traditional mindset of pelvic floor exercises and was a little confused when for the first four weeks there was no specific pelvic floor exercise instruction. Having worked with the TT before I trusted their judgement and did the exercises I had been given.&nbsp; I was thrilled to discover that <b>all the exercises</b> I was doing, were effectively exercising my pelvic floor without me being aware of it. By the time I did week five I had the <b>correct basic strength and technique needed</b> to do the exercises taught to bring about deeper healing and strength. <br /><ul><li><b>Introduction</b><br /><ul><li>Welcome</li><li>Connection Between Core and Pelvic Floor</li><li>Anatomy of the Abdominals</li><li>The Transverse Abdominis Muscle</li><li>Common Symptoms</li><li>How Exercise Contributes to Dysfunction</li><li>Emotional and Spiritual Connection</li><li>Splinting for Pelvic Floor Rehabilitation</li><li>Pelvic Floor Self Assessment</li></ul></li><li><b>Week 1 - Anatomy and Core Awareness</b><br /><ul><li>Understanding Your Transverse Abdominis</li><li>Active Sitting</li><li>Basic Abdominal Massage</li><li>Functional Integration of the Core </li></ul></li><li><b>Week 2 - Core Connection/Pelvic Floor Awareness</b><br /><ul><li>Engaging vs Bracing</li><li>Bones of the Pelvis</li><li>Adding Pelvic Floor Awareness to TA Holds</li><li>Common Compensations</li><li>Potty Posture</li><li>Preparing Your Environment for Baby</li></ul></li><li><b>Week 3 - Neutral Pelvis</b><br /><ul><li>Neutral Pelvis</li><li>Standing Transverse Holds</li><li>Active Core Postures</li><li>Active Walking</li><li>Weaning from Your Splint (Part 1)</li></ul></li><li><b>Week 4 - Pelvic Floor Connection</b><br /><ul><li>PF Reassessment</li><li>Muscles of the Pelvic Floor</li><li>Pelvic Floor Strengthening</li><li>The "XOXO" massage</li></ul></li><li><b>Week 5 - Pelvic Floor Integrations</b><br /><ul><li>Pelvic Floor Standing Integration</li><li>Pelvic Floor Connection in Active Walking</li><li>Weaning From Your Splint (Part 2)</li><li>Neutral Rib Cage Stretches</li><li>Vaginal Devices</li></ul></li><li><b>Week 6 - Functional Awareness/Intimate Connections</b><br /><ul><li>Integrating Squatting and Bending</li><li>Listening to Your Body</li><li>Intimacy Issues</li><li>Pelvic Floor Massage</li></ul></li><li><b>Week 7 - Challenge</b><br /><ul><li>Squatting Progression</li><li>Low Impact Fitness Guidelines</li><li>Low to High Impact Progression</li><li>"I love U" Massage</li><li>Finding a Pelvic Floor Specialist</li></ul></li><li><b>Week 8 - Fitness and Lifestyle Transition</b> <br /><ul><li>Final Self-Assessment</li><li>Case Studies</li><li>Mini Trampoline Training (advanced)</li><li>Transition Fit2B</li><li>Fit2B: Pelvic Floor Connections</li><li>Fit2B: Defining Deltoids Workout</li><li>Fit2B: Walking Workout</li><li>Thank You&nbsp; </li></ul></li></ul><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>What do you get with the <a href="https://thetummyteam.com/programs/online-core-training/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">program</a></b></span><br /><br /><ul><li>Eight weeks of personal <b>Pelvic Floor and Core Rehab Specialist&nbsp;</b> instruction. These are presented by a Core Rehab / Pelvic Floor Specialists in pre-recorded video sessions which are accessed in the comfort of your own home, or any Internet connected device.&nbsp; </li><li>A new set of instructional on line video's are made available to access each week. This is intentional structure in the course so that the content builds upon the week before. It is important to watch each instructional video as understanding why you are doing things a certain way is foundational to you successfully healing. </li><li>Each week there are a set of pdf sheets containing a summary of&nbsp; the weeks lesson.&nbsp; Where appropriate an exercise tracking sheet and on line support handout.&nbsp; These are the same handouts which are given to clients who come into the clinic.&nbsp; They are a written summary of the key elements of your program for the week.</li><li>Access to a private client forum on Facebook. On this forum you can ask any question and one of the <b>Tummy Team Core Rehab Specialists</b> will answer you.&nbsp; Most questions are answered within a couple of hours.&nbsp; </li><li>Tools to help you become strong at life. </li><li>Ten weeks of on line access.&nbsp;</li><li>If you need an extension you can purchase <a href="https://online.thetummyteam.com/product/4-week-online-program-access-extension-refresher/" target="_blank">an extra Four Weeks of on line access</a>&nbsp; for your course.&nbsp; Please <b>note </b>that extensions begin immediately so do not purchase until your original course access is complete.&nbsp;</li><li><b>Extension access</b> can be purchased should you want to do a refresher of any of the courses you have completed with the Tummy Team.</li></ul>Please note there are <b>two purchase options</b> <a href="https://thetummyteam.com/product-category/online-programs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">for each program</a><br /><ol><li>BUY NOW, START NOW - means your ten week access starts immediately upon payment of your program. </li><li>BUY NOW, START LATER - means you get a voucher that you use when you are ready to start your program.</li></ol><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XE0LMoeBOwo/XEgDRpOB4HI/AAAAAAAAQgk/yB71s443_0ooq6wLQebRHCXemnNBCAS1wCLcBGAs/s1600/Functional%2Bpelvic%2Bfloor%2Bis%2Babout%2Bconnection%252C%2Bcoordination%2Band%2Bconsistency%2Bnot%2Btension%252C%2Bgripping%2Band%2Bintensity.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Functional pelvic floor is about connection, coordination and consistency not tension, gripping and intensity" border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="658" height="488" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-XE0LMoeBOwo/XEgDRpOB4HI/AAAAAAAAQgk/yB71s443_0ooq6wLQebRHCXemnNBCAS1wCLcBGAs/s640/Functional%2Bpelvic%2Bfloor%2Bis%2Babout%2Bconnection%252C%2Bcoordination%2Band%2Bconsistency%2Bnot%2Btension%252C%2Bgripping%2Band%2Bintensity.jpg" title="Functional pelvic floor is about connection, coordination and consistency not tension, gripping and intensity" width="576" /></a></div><br /><ol></ol><span style="font-size: large;"><b><a href="https://online.thetummyteam.com/free-resources/" target="_blank">FREE Resources</a> for You</b></span><br />These include downloadable printables and where applicable YouTube video's. <br /><ul><li><a href="https://online.thetummyteam.com/free-resources/#daily-postures" target="_blank">Daily Posture</a> and Alignment instructions/worksheets: These cover active standing, sitting, computer station (standing and sitting), picking up items and driving.</li><li><a href="https://online.thetummyteam.com/free-resources/#parenting-postures" target="_blank">Parenting Postures</a> -Carrying your children, stroller, high chair, diaper changes, play pens, playing on the floor, feeding baby etc.</li><li><a href="https://online.thetummyteam.com/free-resources/#stretches" target="_blank">Stretches </a>- These five stretches will help release the muscles that are compensating for your week core and pelvic floor.</li><li><a href="https://online.thetummyteam.com/free-resources/#pregnancy-postpartum" target="_blank">Pregnancy &amp; Postpartum</a> - These are really helpful if you are pregnant or just had a baby. There are <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjnNTozYD8A&amp;list=PLWriqPZx5Up9Dbe9MaL5xJgeQs4p7Msco" target="_blank">12 video's to help you</a>.</li><li><a href="https://online.thetummyteam.com/free-resources/#pelvic-floor" target="_blank">Pelvic Floor</a> - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HduL5hoa5wU&amp;list=PLWriqPZx5Up8-uAnx1zIMCXjdVTb143Wf" target="_blank">Four Video's covering</a> Kegels VS Functional Strength, What is a Prolapse, Exercise and Incontinacne and Why "Holding It" is a bad idea.</li><li><a href="https://online.thetummyteam.com/free-resources/#fitness" target="_blank">Fitness</a> exercise to avoid and three exercises to replace them with.</li><li>Planks are not good for you, <a href="https://youtu.be/ckGvUtKocyk" target="_blank">watch this clip</a> and Kelly will explain why.&nbsp; The second most common exercise done for core which does not work is the crunch.&nbsp; Kelly explains here <a href="https://youtu.be/mAHdirsR1Y0" target="_blank">why you should stop doing crunches</a>.</li></ul><ol></ol><ol></ol><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Who are the Instructors?</b></span><br />There are <a href="https://thetummyteam.com/about/our-staff/" target="_blank">two instructors</a> for <b>Floor of Your Core</b>: Gillian Sukachevin and Kelly Dean. Together they form an encouraging and empowering team and walk you through each stage of your rehabilitation program.<br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--h-8xipFplk/W8Mthc3oEWI/AAAAAAAAQUM/5WKQHSFRQwoRvNypiXVVqH7hlku3m7PBACLcBGAs/s1600/Gillian%2BSukachevin%2BTummy%2BTeam%2BFloor%2Bof%2Byour%2BCore%2BSpecialist.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="500" height="150" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/--h-8xipFplk/W8Mthc3oEWI/AAAAAAAAQUM/5WKQHSFRQwoRvNypiXVVqH7hlku3m7PBACLcBGAs/s200/Gillian%2BSukachevin%2BTummy%2BTeam%2BFloor%2Bof%2Byour%2BCore%2BSpecialist.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gillian Sukachevin</td></tr></tbody></table>Gillian is a passionate holistic pelvic care specialist who graduated from Andrews University in 1998, becoming a clinical instructor at Georgetown University where she became familiar with neuromuscular re-education.<br /><br />Gillian teaches from a foundation of personal experience in that she herself has experienced a back injury, car accident, infertility and a delivery-related injury.&nbsp; She came to The Tummy Team for care and recovery in 2012.<br /><br />After finding healing and relief for herself she completed further training to specialise in <i>Core Rehabilitation</i> alongside <b>The Tummy Team</b>.&nbsp; Gillian combined her passion for holistic pelvic care and core rehabilitation to develop <b>Floor of Your Core </b>bringing hope, health and healing to others. <br /><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KWlW51ERpWI/WAXNtdEggCI/AAAAAAAAOjg/n1DVn6u71awi2Bdhf9U6tzM0naLj4W7ZgCLcB/s1600/Kelly%2BDean%252C%2BMPT.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="152" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-KWlW51ERpWI/WAXNtdEggCI/AAAAAAAAOjg/n1DVn6u71awi2Bdhf9U6tzM0naLj4W7ZgCLcB/s200/Kelly%2BDean%252C%2BMPT.jpg" width="150" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kelly Dean</td></tr></tbody></table>Kelly is an articulate instructor. She takes time to explain your anatomy, the process needed to gain healing and more importantly the why behind every step of your core rehabilitation instructions.<br /><br />Kelly's focus is on empowering you with knowledge to help equip you with the tools you need to become <b>strong for life</b>.&nbsp; She is a Core Rehabilitation Specialist who specialises in neuromuscular rehabilitation and home health. Kelly is passionate about to fully understanding the neuromuscular, postural, and alignment issues that contribute to core weakness and abdominal separation. Her combination of multiple approaches specifically treats these conditions for <b>long-lasting changes</b>.<br /><br />The thing I appreciate about learning from Gillian and Kelly is that they are speaking from personal experience.&nbsp; They recognise that each of us have our own story and it is these very things that influence how our bodies are going to heal. Together they equip you the patient with the knowledge and tools you need to heal and become strong for life.<br /><ol></ol><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Learn More about The Tummy Team</b></span><br /><ul><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/126339577" target="_blank">The Tummy Team Story</a></li><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/126339578" target="_blank">The Full Story Behind The Tummy Team</a>&nbsp; (21 min)</li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/7d3P3vaA8s8" target="_blank">Benefits of Abdominal Rehab Splnting</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/153440583" target="_blank">Could you be suffering from a diastasis?</a></li><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/129839695" target="_blank">Overview of Core Rehab </a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Encouragement and information on <a href="https://thetummyteam.com/blog/" target="_blank">The Tummy Team Blog</a>.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5QKNAiH9r7U/XERfZshcehI/AAAAAAAAQgM/lbVk4kPBOQk9xvGTsq9fvQe7oWfs7Bi9gCLcBGAs/s1600/Rehabilitation%2Bis%2Bdependent%2Bon%2B%2Bknowledge%252C%2Bawareness%252C%2Band%2Bunderstanding%2B%2Bhow%2Byour%2Bbody%2B%2Bwas%2Bdesigned%2Bto%2Bfunction..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Rehabilitation is dependent on knowledge, awareness, and understanding how your body was designed to function." border="0" data-original-height="558" data-original-width="658" height="488" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5QKNAiH9r7U/XERfZshcehI/AAAAAAAAQgM/lbVk4kPBOQk9xvGTsq9fvQe7oWfs7Bi9gCLcBGAs/s640/Rehabilitation%2Bis%2Bdependent%2Bon%2B%2Bknowledge%252C%2Bawareness%252C%2Band%2Bunderstanding%2B%2Bhow%2Byour%2Bbody%2B%2Bwas%2Bdesigned%2Bto%2Bfunction..jpg" title="Rehabilitation is dependent on knowledge, awareness, and understanding how your body was designed to function." width="576" /></a></div>&nbsp;<span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Connect on Social Media</b></span><br /><ul><li>Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTummyTeam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TheTummyTeam</a></li><li>Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTummyTeam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TheTummyTeam</a></li><li>Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thetummyteam/" target="_blank">@thetummyteam</a></li><li>Pinterest <a href="https://pinterest.com/thetummyteam/" target="_blank">The Tummy Team</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Hashtag: #strong4life #StrongCore4Life</li><li>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCObQZ5HjeD1i3agV4mzLe0A" target="_blank">The Tummy Team</a></li></ul>I would like to thank Gillian Sukachevin and Kelly Dean for their passion and dedication, for making <b>Floor of Your Core</b> available worldwide. It is revolutionising my life and helping me to take my health back in a way I did not think was possible. The changes that I noticed within a couple of weeks were surprising.&nbsp; The initial symptoms I experienced were barely noticeable within three weeks of beginning my rehabilitation. I love the new habits I have gained because they are sustainable and I have a deeper understanding behind why I am doing what I am doing and how these actions are protecting my body making it strong for life.<br /><br />Blessings</div><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><b>Chareen</b></i></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">A big Thank You to the Tummy Team for sponsoring me with Floor of Your Core.&nbsp;&nbsp;</span></div><span style="font-size: small;">&nbsp;</span> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lokMcmwIqWo/VyEosRdrsbI/AAAAAAAAOBY/aZgi8XrEEWcT2Nxd0nayQRSSSPoy8OewQCLcB/s1600/Every%2BBed%2Bof%2BRoses%2BReview%2BDisclaimer%2B%2B2015.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lokMcmwIqWo/VyEosRdrsbI/AAAAAAAAOBY/aZgi8XrEEWcT2Nxd0nayQRSSSPoy8OewQCLcB/s640/Every%2BBed%2Bof%2BRoses%2BReview%2BDisclaimer%2B%2B2015.jpg" width="576" /></a></div>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-11672562838749200982019-01-08T08:00:00.000+11:002019-01-08T08:00:11.553+11:00P Is for Pterodactyl <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This book looks like a lot of fun and I could not resist sharing it with you.&nbsp; I'm hoping our local library has it on their shelves. It takes the traditional alphabet book and turns it upside down with many fun variations on the theme. Some examples are:&nbsp; T is for Tsunami, K is for Knight, M is for Mnemonic and C is for Czar.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nYJt54B1bhU/W_wtiZu1wEI/AAAAAAAAQXM/-GRHQPpA80E-EPkJfaBUbNSS59fQkNf4gCLcBGAs/s1600/P%2BIs%2Bfor%2BPterodactyl.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="310" data-original-width="400" height="310" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nYJt54B1bhU/W_wtiZu1wEI/AAAAAAAAQXM/-GRHQPpA80E-EPkJfaBUbNSS59fQkNf4gCLcBGAs/s400/P%2BIs%2Bfor%2BPterodactyl.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><h2><b><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/P-Is-for-Pterodactyl-Raj-Haldar/9781492674313?" target="_blank">P Is for Pterodactyl</a></b></h2></div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Format: Hardback&nbsp; </li><li>Pages: 40 </li><li>Dimensions: 216 x 279 x 10.16mm </li><li>Weight: 453.59g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date: 01 Dec 2018&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc&nbsp;</li><li>Language: English&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10: 1492674311&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13: 9781492674313&nbsp;</li><li>Author:&nbsp; Raj Haldar and Chris Carpenter</li><li>Illustrated by: maria Beddia</li></ul></div>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-43079908414071121292018-12-14T08:00:00.000+11:002018-12-14T19:58:00.239+11:00The First Christmas {Books 4 Christams}Beautifully illustrated books are very high on my list when looking at children's books and I'm equally as happy to set aside extra dollars to invest in beautiful books.&nbsp; This book is no exception and I remember grabbing every spare cent I had fifteen years ago to purchase it. The paintings by Francisco Ordaz are the type of paintings that invite you in to enjoy them.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KQYLHPwquN0/XBCgyLYm1FI/AAAAAAAAQdA/mT5Bfvi2hRsZO_3lblezCZTU2RIU-Fa6QCLcBGAs/s1600/The%2BFirst%2BChristmas.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="388" data-original-width="400" height="386" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-KQYLHPwquN0/XBCgyLYm1FI/AAAAAAAAQdA/mT5Bfvi2hRsZO_3lblezCZTU2RIU-Fa6QCLcBGAs/s400/The%2BFirst%2BChristmas.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/First-Christmas-Paul-L-Maier/9781859853283" target="_blank">The First Christmas</a></h2><ul><li> Format Hardback&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 01 Oct 2001&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;Publisher Lion Hudson Plc&amp;nbsp ;</li><li>Imprint Candle Books Publication&nbsp;</li><li>Illustrations note Colour illustrations&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 1859853285&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9781859853283</li><li>Author: Tim Dowley</li><li>Illustrated: Francisco Ordaz </li></ul>This rendition of the Christmas story is traditional in it's telling, and is one that your family will return to year after year.<br /><br /><h3 style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;Check out the other books in <a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/search/label/Books%204%20Christmas" target="_blank">this years Books 4 Christmas</a> line up.</h3><ul><li><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/12/jothams-journey-storybook-for-advent.html" target="_blank">Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent </a></li><li><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/12/bartholomews-passage-family-story-for.html" target="_blank">Bartholomew's Passage : A Family Story for Advent</a></li><li><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/12/tabithas-travels-family-story-for.html" target="_blank">Tabitha's Travels : A Family Story for Advent</a></li><li><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/12/ishtars-odyssey-family-story-for-advent.html" target="_blank">Ishtar's Odyssey : A Family Story for Advent </a></li><li><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/12/a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens.html" target="_blank">A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens {Illustrated}</a></li><li><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/12/letters-from-father-christmas-by-jrr.html" target="_blank">Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien</a></li><li><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/12/an-angels-story-by-max-lucado-books-4.html" target="_blank">An Angel's Story by Max Lucado</a></li><li><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-wonder-of-advent-devotional-books-4.html" target="_blank">The Wonder of Advent Devotional </a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/12/a-christmas-carol-ladybird-classics.html" target="_blank">A Christmas Carol - Ladybird Classics </a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-christmas-abc-books-4-christmas.html" target="_blank">The Christmas ABC </a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/12/the-animals-christmas-eve-books-4.html" target="_blank">The Animals' Christmas Eve</a>&nbsp;</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xH2VTDvtdHI/XBNwWFYFaqI/AAAAAAAAQdY/Wd5TVhxMXpsSxwRctGWQH6AnGCxT7DW-QCLcBGAs/s1600/OurFavorite%2BChristmas%2BBooks.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="628" height="269" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xH2VTDvtdHI/XBNwWFYFaqI/AAAAAAAAQdY/Wd5TVhxMXpsSxwRctGWQH6AnGCxT7DW-QCLcBGAs/s320/OurFavorite%2BChristmas%2BBooks.jpg" width="320" /></a></div>This post is part of the Homechool Review Crew <a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/our-favorite-christmas-books/" target="_blank">Favourite Christmas Book Round UP</a><br /><br /><ul></ul>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-77411832658274430412018-12-13T08:00:00.000+11:002018-12-13T08:00:08.135+11:00The Christmas Mouse {Books 4 Christmas}Here's another beautifully illustrated little book for your younger students to enjoy leading up to Christmas.&nbsp; The Christmas Mouse follows a little mouse who accidently finds himself inside a beautiful warm home and goes to investigate the beautiful tree.&nbsp; He slips on a gift and decides to burrow into it to see what it is and finds himself in a far away land in a barn where he discovers the story of Jesus and finally finds his way back home.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ndchA813J5M/XA4owTDXGpI/AAAAAAAAQc0/djeeP74RGuo7UxwOY-OyVzi_sNWq64_IgCLcBGAs/s1600/The%2BChristmas%2BMouse.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="383" data-original-width="399" height="383" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-ndchA813J5M/XA4owTDXGpI/AAAAAAAAQc0/djeeP74RGuo7UxwOY-OyVzi_sNWq64_IgCLcBGAs/s400/The%2BChristmas%2BMouse.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Christmas-Mouse-Stephanie-Jeffs-Jenny-Thorne/9781853453151" target="_blank">The Christmas Mouse</a></h2><ul><li> Format Hardback&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 12 Feb 2014&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher CWR&nbsp;</li><li>Publication City/Country Farnham, United Kingdom&nbsp;</li><li>Edition New edition&nbsp;</li><li>Illustrations note chiefly col. Illustrations&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 1853453153&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9781853453151&nbsp;</li><li>Author Stephanie Jeffs</li><li>Illustrated: Jenny Thorne</li></ul><br /><ul></ul>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-42299817949356945402018-12-12T08:00:00.000+11:002018-12-12T08:00:06.693+11:00The Animals' Christmas Eve {Books 4 Christmas}Following on from yesterday's Little Golden Book today I'd like to introduce you to The Animals' Christmas Eve.&nbsp; This is such a cute story from 1977. It's the retelling of the story of the birth of Christ from the perspective of the animals in the barn.&nbsp; As they gather together to retell to their offspring of that first Christmas many years ago.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SzvfnIZ94FM/XA4ig4eCh7I/AAAAAAAAQco/5zkhtYlskzERe_GPCdFPz3IIrQwewt_mgCLcBGAs/s1600/The%2BAnimals%2527%2BChristmas%2BEve.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="359" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SzvfnIZ94FM/XA4ig4eCh7I/AAAAAAAAQco/5zkhtYlskzERe_GPCdFPz3IIrQwewt_mgCLcBGAs/s400/The%2BAnimals%2527%2BChristmas%2BEve.jpg" width="333" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Animals-Christmas-Eve-Gale-Wiersum/9780375839238" target="_blank">The Animals Christmas Eve</a></h2><ul><li> Format Hardback | 24 pages&nbsp;</li><li>Dimensions 168 x 203 x 5.59mm | 108.86g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 05 Oct 2007&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher Random House USA Inc&nbsp;</li><li>Imprint Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.&nbsp;</li><li>Language English&nbsp;</li><li>Edition statement Random House ed.&nbsp;</li><li>Illustrations note Full Colour&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 0375839232&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9780375839238&nbsp;</li><li>Author: <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/author/Gale-Wiersum" target="_blank">Gale Wiersum</a></li><li>Illustrated: <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/author/Alexandra-Steele-Morgan" target="_blank">Alexandra Steele-Morgan</a></li></ul><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>&nbsp;In the barn on Christmas Eve, <br /> After all the people leave, <br /> The animals, in voices low, <br /> Remember Christmas long ago . . . <br /> <br /> So begins a sweet rhyming story in which a group of animals recounts the events surrounding Jesus' birth in the manger, and the parts some of their ancestors played in it. This is also a counting book.</i> - Book Depository</blockquote><ul></ul>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-21966160947337807612018-12-11T08:00:00.000+11:002018-12-11T08:00:04.165+11:00The Christmas ABC {Books 4 Christmas}Since it's Advent and the days are beautiful and warn here in Australia I thought I would share some of my favourite Christmas books with you.&nbsp; This week I want to focus on books for younger people in our homes.&nbsp; I think the test of a good book for little people is if the adults enjoy the book too.&nbsp; This Little Golden Book is a classic and is no exception.&nbsp; It's the kind of book that you can look at year after year and not grow tired of.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sQdfNav1hIc/XA4fBsgSEAI/AAAAAAAAQcc/7rOmuuCPCmgmPh2ikXBKFoG3_I4Z_ROdwCLcBGAs/s1600/The%2BChristmas%2BABC.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="337" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sQdfNav1hIc/XA4fBsgSEAI/AAAAAAAAQcc/7rOmuuCPCmgmPh2ikXBKFoG3_I4Z_ROdwCLcBGAs/s400/The%2BChristmas%2BABC.jpg" width="336" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/The-Christmas-ABC-Florence-Johnson/9780307978912" target="_blank">&nbsp;The Chrismas ABC</a></h2><ul><li> Format Hardback | 24 pages&nbsp;</li><li>Dimensions 168 x 203 x 5.08mm | 104.33g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 30 Sep 2013&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher Random House USA Inc&nbsp;</li><li>Imprint <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/search/advanced?seriesId=31489" target="_blank">Golden Books</a> Publishing Company, Inc.&nbsp;</li><li>Language English&nbsp;</li><li>Illustrations note Full Colour&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 0307978915&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9780307978912</li><li>Author <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/author/Florence-Johnson" target="_blank">Florence Johnson</a></li><li>Illustrator: <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/search?searchTerm=Eloise+Wilkin&amp;search=Find+book" target="_blank">Eloise Wilkin</a> </li></ul><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>"C" is for Christmas-y fun in this festive Little Golden Book reissue from 1962. Classic illustrations from Eloise Wilkin show her famously adorable toddlers decorating the tree, opening gifts, and running to the mailbox! Young readers will see themselves in this book as they learn their ABCs and aniticipate Santa's visit. - Book Depository</i></blockquote>&nbsp;Here is a taste of the lovely alphabet rhymes you will find in this gorgeous book<br /><ul><li>A is for Angels looking down from above, Guardians of Heaven that sing of God's love.</li><li>G is for Giving of gifts to each other. A package for Daddy and something for Mother, And let's give a present to some girl or boy Who surely would like a nice Christmas toy.</li><li>V is for Voices of boys in the choir, Singing God's praises in festive attire.</li></ul>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-41606098765219147242018-12-10T19:02:00.002+11:002018-12-10T19:02:34.211+11:00A Christmas Carol - Ladybird Classics {Books 4 Christmas}This is one of those stories that are synonymous with Christmas.&nbsp;&nbsp; The story itself is now 175 years old.&nbsp; One of the most surprising things about reading A Christmas Carol is that it's not a very long book.&nbsp; We read it out loud in less than a week a few years back. <a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/12/a-christmas-carol-by-charles-dickens.html" target="_blank">Last week I shared</a> a beautifully <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Christmas-Carol-Charles-Dickens-P-J-Lynch/9781406305791?" target="_blank">illustrated version</a> of A Christmas Carol and today I would like to share another gorgeous version specifically for younger children. &nbsp; This one is by <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/search?searchTerm=Ladybird+Classics&amp;search=Find+book" target="_blank">Ladybird Classics</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bNHxX621hlc/XA4bsekyV-I/AAAAAAAAQcQ/CzZ-0F-OLwkJePVtl2JOsNmqaBUUMdr_QCLcBGAs/s1600/Ladybird%2BClassics%2BA%2BChristmas%2BCarol.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="266" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-bNHxX621hlc/XA4bsekyV-I/AAAAAAAAQcQ/CzZ-0F-OLwkJePVtl2JOsNmqaBUUMdr_QCLcBGAs/s400/Ladybird%2BClassics%2BA%2BChristmas%2BCarol.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Ladybird-Classics--A-Christmas-Carol/9781409312215" target="_blank">&nbsp;Ladybird Classics: A Christmas Carol</a></h2><ul><li> Format Hardback | 72 pages&nbsp;</li><li>Dimensions 142 x 210 x 12mm | 272g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 01 Sep 2015&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Imprint Ladybird&nbsp;</li><li>Language English&nbsp;</li><li>Edition Abridged&nbsp;</li><li>Edition statement Abridged Illustrations note w. ill.&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 1409312216</li><li>ISBN13 9781409312215&nbsp;</li></ul><blockquote class="tr_bq"><br /><i>This beautiful hardback Ladybird Classic edition of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a perfect first illustrated introduction to the classic Christmas story for younger readers. It has been sensitively abridged and retold to make it suitable for sharing with young children from 5+, whilst retaining all the key parts of the story including the three spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future, little Tiny Tim and his father, Bob Cratchit and, of course, the old miser Ebenezer Scrooge. Detailed full-colour illustrations throughout also help to bring this classic tale to life.- Book Depository.</i></blockquote>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-24180734619393793182018-12-09T08:00:00.000+11:002018-12-09T08:00:06.375+11:00The Wonder of Advent Devotional {Books 4 Christmas}Collecting beautiful books for Christmas is a tradition that started many years ago. Each year I add one new book to my collection.&nbsp; This year when exploring our local <a href="https://www.koorong.com/search/product/the-wonder-of-advent-experiencing-the-love-and/9781496419095.jhtml" target="_blank">Christian bookshop</a> I came across a beautiful devotional specifically for Advent.<br /><br />Today marks the beginning of the second week of <a href="http://www.crivoice.org/cyadvent.html" target="_blank">Advent </a>for 2018. The word Advent means "coming" or "arrival." The focus of the entire season is preparation to celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christ in his First Advent, and the anticipation of the return of Christ the King in his Second Advent. It is celebrating a truth about God, the revelation of God in Christ whereby all of creation might be reconciled to God.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uJ6c9fFXydk/XAwaNUG4pmI/AAAAAAAAQb4/WJFjOlDtMTgl3kFowBVMw9WYYhAkiPvQgCLcBGAs/s1600/The%2BWonder%2Bof%2BAdvent%2BDevotional%2B%2BExperiencing%2Bthe%2BLove%2Band%2BGlory%2Bof%2Bthe%2BChristmas%2BSeason.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="297" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-uJ6c9fFXydk/XAwaNUG4pmI/AAAAAAAAQb4/WJFjOlDtMTgl3kFowBVMw9WYYhAkiPvQgCLcBGAs/s400/The%2BWonder%2Bof%2BAdvent%2BDevotional%2B%2BExperiencing%2Bthe%2BLove%2Band%2BGlory%2Bof%2Bthe%2BChristmas%2BSeason.jpg" width="296" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Wonder-Advent-Devotional-Chris-Tiegreen/9781496419095" target="_blank">The Wonder of Advent Devotional</a></h2><ul><li> Format Hardback | 160 pages&nbsp;</li><li>Dimensions 145 x 193 x 15mm | 272g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 01 Oct 2017&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher Tyndale Momentum&nbsp;</li><li>Language English&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 149641909X&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9781496419095&nbsp;</li><li>Language: English</li><li>Author: <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/author/Chris-Tiegreen" target="_blank">Chris Tiegreen</a></li><li>Scripture: New Living Translation </li></ul>This book is beautiful.&nbsp; It's cover is royal blue, the title is gold in-lay. When I hold this book I feel like I am holding a treasure beyond measure.&nbsp; Chris has masterfully written short daily devotions which focus you on the One who calls us to Himself and eternity. I have found each day's reading to be thought provoking. <br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>Rediscover the heart of the Advent season As the year comes to a close and the stress and busyness of the consumer Christmas holiday grows, it can be easy to lose sight of what the season really calls us to: worship. In today's world, is it even possible to slow down, to ponder, to wonder in the coming birth of Christ?This Advent, recapture the mystery and beauty of the season with The Wonder of Advent Devotional. In this insightful and thought-provoking book, beloved devotional author Chris Tiegreen brings you into a deeper experience of this integral time in the church calendar. After completing a week of short readings to prepare your heart for the Advent season, you'll journey through December with daily Scripture readings, prompts for reflection, and guided prayer to help you savour this remarkable divine story. With each day, The Wonder of Advent Devotional will reconnect you with what happened in Bethlehem long ago--and experience it anew in your life right now.</i> - <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Wonder-Advent-Devotional-Chris-Tiegreen/9781496419095" target="_blank">Book Depository</a>&nbsp; </blockquote>The book is divided into three sections:<br /><ol><li>Introduction</li><li>Preparation: 24 - 30 November</li><li>Advent: 1-31 December</li></ol>As you can see the daily devotions do not follow the traditional four Sunday's before Christmas but rather the last week of November and the entire month of December.<br /><br />What's your favourite Advent resource? <br /><br />Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-20638197143665096362018-12-08T08:00:00.000+11:002018-12-08T08:00:01.913+11:00An Angel's Story by Max Lucado {Books 4 Christmas}Christmas is a wonderful time of the year to reenforce the story of our Christian heritage with our children.&nbsp; Yes commercialisation has grabbed it fully and as Christians we have the power within us to give our children beautiful stories to carry with them where ever they go in life for they will see Christmas which will remind them of the stories we have filled their lives with.&nbsp; Angels brought the news to Mary, Angels brought the news to the Shepherds that night long ago.&nbsp; They announced HIS birth to the world.&nbsp; This beautiful book:&nbsp; <b>An Angel's Story</b> gives us a glimpse into that special aspect of Christmas.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tydWL1mQ9rU/W_6PzaKj7iI/AAAAAAAAQY0/qJa2ZyDirqE2li7xj9gCeUq7cJe82p64QCLcBGAs/s1600/An%2BAngel%2527s%2BStory%2Bby%2BMax%2BLucado.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="399" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tydWL1mQ9rU/W_6PzaKj7iI/AAAAAAAAQY0/qJa2ZyDirqE2li7xj9gCeUq7cJe82p64QCLcBGAs/s400/An%2BAngel%2527s%2BStory%2Bby%2BMax%2BLucado.jpg" width="397" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Angels-Story-Max-Lucado/9780849917783?" target="_blank">An Angel's Story by Max Lucado</a></h2><ul><li>Format Hardback | 64 pages&nbsp;</li><li>&nbsp;Dimensions 181.4 x 184.9 x 9.9mm | 258.55g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 06 Oct 2002&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher Thomas Nelson Publishers&nbsp;</li><li>Language English&nbsp;</li><li>Illustrations note Illustrations, unspecified&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 0849917786&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9780849917783&nbsp;</li><li>Author - Max Lucado</li></ul><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>Spiritual beings populate the stories of Scripture. Angels singing. Demons infecting. Heavenly hosts fighting . . . Ignore the armies of God and Satan and you ignore the heart of Scripture. Ever since the snake tempted Eve in Eden, we've known: there is more to this world than meets the eye. In this classic Christmas novella, best-selling author Max Lucado imagines the spiritual conflict that surrounded the coming of Christ. Surely there was much. If Satan could pre-empt Christ in the cradle, there'd be no Christ on the cross. Journey back in time to the very throne of God ... and witness firsthand the glory, the wonder, and the battle that took place on the very first Christmas. </i></blockquote>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-32502075292365445632018-12-07T08:00:00.001+11:002018-12-07T08:00:04.774+11:00Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien {Books 4 Christmas}A few years back our family went on an odessy journey with Mr Bilbo Baggins curtesy of J.R.R. Tolkien. I was admiring a beautifully illustrated version of The Hobbit when my friend showed me the cutest book with real pull out <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Letters-from-Father-Christmas-J-R-R-Tolkien/9780395741320?" target="_blank">Letters from Father Christmas</a>.&nbsp; I couldn't resist adding this book to my Christmas collection. Sadly this version is out of print however there are paperback and hardback editions still in print today to delight children of every age.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5UyD5SjD-lo/W_6VIt6azXI/AAAAAAAAQZM/RZHo8bv1Kz4rr29OduVX6N8VF5cIqnRVQCLcBGAs/s1600/Letters%2BFrom%2BFather%2BChristmas%2Bby%2BJ.R.R.%2BTolkien.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien {Books 4 Christmas}" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="263" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-5UyD5SjD-lo/W_6VIt6azXI/AAAAAAAAQZM/RZHo8bv1Kz4rr29OduVX6N8VF5cIqnRVQCLcBGAs/s400/Letters%2BFrom%2BFather%2BChristmas%2Bby%2BJ.R.R.%2BTolkien.jpg" title="Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien {Books 4 Christmas}" width="262" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Letters-from-Father-Christmas-J-R-R-Tolkien/9780007280490?" target="_blank">Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien</a></h2><ul><li>Format Paperback | 160 pages&nbsp;</li><li>Dimensions 129 x 198 x 13mm | 330g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 01 Oct 2009&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher HarperCollins&nbsp;</li><li>Language English Edition statement Enhanced edition&nbsp;</li><li>Illustrations note 60 col illus&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 0007280491&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9780007280490&nbsp;</li><li>Author - J.R.R. Tolkien</li><li>Edited - Baillie Tolkien </li></ul><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>Tolkien's complete Father Christmas letters, including a new introduction and rare archive materials. Every December an envelope bearing a stamp from the North Pole would arrive for J.R.R.Tolkien's children. Inside would be a letter in strange spidery handwriting and a beautiful coloured drawing or some sketches. The letters were from Father Christmas. They told wonderful tales of life at the North Pole: how all the reindeer got loose and scattered presents all over the place; how the accident-prone Polar Bear climbed the North Pole and fell through the roof of Father Christmas's house into the dining-room; how he broke the Moon into four pieces and made the Man in it fall into the back garden; how there were wars with the troublesome horde of goblins who lived in the caves beneath the house! Sometimes the Polar Bear would scrawl a note, and sometimes Ilbereth the Elf would write in his elegant flowing script, adding yet more life and humour to the stories. No reader, young or old, can fail to be charmed by the inventiveness and `authenticity' of Tolkien's Letters from Father Christmas. </i></blockquote><br />Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-83586527762362801692018-12-06T08:00:00.000+11:002018-12-06T08:00:08.211+11:00A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens {Books 4 Christmas}Did you know that <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Christmas-Carol-Charles-Dickens-P-J-Lynch/9781406305791" target="_blank">A Christmas Carol</a> was first published in 1843? It is the book that changed the face of Christmas to what we know it today (read about it in the beautifully written history book - T<a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Man-Who-Invented-Christmas-Les-Standiford/9780307405791" target="_blank">he Man Who Invented Chrismas: How Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol Rescued His Career and Revived Our Holiday Spirits</a>).&nbsp;&nbsp; I always assumed that it would be a rather long book to read and was surprised when we finished it within a week!&nbsp; It's a beautiful book to read aloud together as a family.&nbsp; I have a few editions on my shelf and today would like to share this beautifully illustrated one with you.&nbsp; It's a part of the <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/search/advanced?seriesId=239963" target="_blank">Walker Illustrated Classics series</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ScDPBL79DWo/W_6SP4UPmBI/AAAAAAAAQZA/KULa7PzqST8cGrc-k87X9GjTgg79tUuQgCLcBGAs/s1600/A%2BChristmas%2BCarol%2Bby%2BCharles%2BDickens%2Band%2Billustrated%2Bby%2BPJ%2BLynch.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="331" height="400" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-ScDPBL79DWo/W_6SP4UPmBI/AAAAAAAAQZA/KULa7PzqST8cGrc-k87X9GjTgg79tUuQgCLcBGAs/s400/A%2BChristmas%2BCarol%2Bby%2BCharles%2BDickens%2Band%2Billustrated%2Bby%2BPJ%2BLynch.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Christmas-Carol-Charles-Dickens-P-J-Lynch/9781406305791" target="_blank">A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens</a></h2><ul><li>Format Paperback | 160 pages&nbsp;</li><li>Dimensions 182 x 210 x 17mm | 521g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 07 Sep 2009&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher Walker Books Ltd&nbsp;</li><li>Language English&nbsp;</li><li>Illustrations note w. numerous col. ill.&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 1406305790&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9781406305791&nbsp;</li><li>Author - Charles Dickens</li><li>Illustrated - PJ Lynch </li></ul><blockquote class="tr_bq">&nbsp;<i>Dickens's ghostly tale of Ebenezer Scrooge has become as much a part of Christmas as trees and stockings, plum pudding and mistletoe. First published in 1843, this lavish, unabridged new edition resonates with the true spirit of Christmas. It is superbly illustrated by Ireland's fourth Laureate na nOg, PJ Lynch, whose detailed, atmospheric artwork brings Dickensian London vividly alive. </i></blockquote>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-45739837159476272392018-12-05T08:00:00.001+11:002018-12-05T08:00:05.521+11:00Journal: Bible Colouring Year Planner {Review}A couple of years ago when the adult colouring trend began I had the privilege of reviewing <a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2016/05/reflections-more-beautiful-bible-verses.html" target="_blank">Reflections - More Beautiful Bible Verses to Colour</a> by <a href="http://www.lorien-illustrations.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lorien Illustrations</a>.<br /><br />I recently discovered that she has a new product, a <a href="https://firewheelpress.com/journal-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bible Colouring Journal and Year Planner</a>. Lorien shared a few teaser posts in the Facebook group Colouring In Truth and my curiosity was awakened.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6SOupuZfC2s/XAKDif99JsI/AAAAAAAAQZw/wbWVDXM05UEo0_OKJ2HzvOgqlRBuN0GKQCLcBGAs/s1600/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BReview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="628" height="640" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-6SOupuZfC2s/XAKDif99JsI/AAAAAAAAQZw/wbWVDXM05UEo0_OKJ2HzvOgqlRBuN0GKQCLcBGAs/s640/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BReview.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>"I have loved using art to reflect on Gods word for ages, and I really like how scripture colouring pages take all the anxiety out of producing something ‘beautiful’ from scratch – that terrifying blank page moment and frees up people’s brain space to actually meditate on the scripture. As people occupy their hands and engage their senses with the colours and the repetitive movement of colouring, they can find a small stillness that is quite hard to come by in everyday life. In this quiet space, they can listen more intently to God and hear what he has to say to them through the words of the Bible... "</i> - <a href="http://www.lorien-illustrations.com/#about-section" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lorien Atwood</a></blockquote><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dpzea3s6XEg/XAKJzN0Bp9I/AAAAAAAAQZ8/SVMDWfzOzpMau8piJyTLhTyI1Ar3GrM_gCLcBGAs/s1600/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BBack%2Band%2BFront%2BCover%2B.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="645" data-original-width="1024" height="402" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Dpzea3s6XEg/XAKJzN0Bp9I/AAAAAAAAQZ8/SVMDWfzOzpMau8piJyTLhTyI1Ar3GrM_gCLcBGAs/s640/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BBack%2Band%2BFront%2BCover%2B.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><h2><b>About the Journal</b></h2><ul><li>Cover of thicker card stock (300 gsm) with a gloss protective coating to enhance durability. This can be coloured in using a permanent Sharpie-style pen.</li><li>258 pages printed on 100 gsm paper.</li><li>Dimensions 148 x 210 x 16mm&nbsp; (A5)| 458g&nbsp;</li><li>Binding Spiral.&nbsp; The publisher chose a spiral binding to make it easier to fold back the pages for ease of colouring without ruining the book.&nbsp; </li><li>Publication date 31 Oct 2018&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher Cecily Paterson&nbsp;</li><li>Language English&nbsp;</li><li>Illustrations note 200+ Illustrations;&nbsp;</li><li>Illustrations, black and white&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 0994497598&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9780994497598</li><li>Illustrator Lorien Jane&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Scriptures are quoted from the <a href="https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Genesis+1&amp;version=ESV" target="_blank">English Standard Version</a> by Crossway Bibles. </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IhpknN9_Uoc/XAKLLF0e2RI/AAAAAAAAQaI/tG6T24xwGyM8OIqwnOp9HkRgGa57Z-oUgCLcBGAs/s1600/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BSample.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-IhpknN9_Uoc/XAKLLF0e2RI/AAAAAAAAQaI/tG6T24xwGyM8OIqwnOp9HkRgGa57Z-oUgCLcBGAs/s640/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BSample.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><ul><li>The journal has a 'Growth and Life' theme throughout.</li><li>Page 1 is a copy of the cover for you to colour and personalise.</li><li>Page 2 is for your personal information with a lovely first full page drawing on the facing page.</li><li>Page 4/5 contains a How to use this Journal informational page.</li><li>Page 6-9 is an index containing a lined/numbered two column listing which has page numbers listed for you to personalise what's on each of the pages numbered.&nbsp; Pages containing scriptural illustrations are listed in their respective page number block by scripture reference.</li></ul><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OQCgcuCmwro/XAKNoR_mOZI/AAAAAAAAQaU/ClBMPRbjByESrZQ5mfPRPnG3KsIqP7JawCLcBGAs/s1600/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BMonthly%2BPlan%2Bahead%2BSample.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-OQCgcuCmwro/XAKNoR_mOZI/AAAAAAAAQaU/ClBMPRbjByESrZQ5mfPRPnG3KsIqP7JawCLcBGAs/s640/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BMonthly%2BPlan%2Bahead%2BSample.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plan your month</td></tr></tbody></table><ul></ul><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RfIam599yrU/XAKN46S9F_I/AAAAAAAAQac/04Nj_LD8phkbJOqImNfDJTtN3FOZyO0-QCLcBGAs/s1600/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BMonthly%2BPlanning%2BSample.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-RfIam599yrU/XAKN46S9F_I/AAAAAAAAQac/04Nj_LD8phkbJOqImNfDJTtN3FOZyO0-QCLcBGAs/s640/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BMonthly%2BPlanning%2BSample.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Birthday / Appointment at a glance</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bJ9hQTtToCY/XAKOJm6daGI/AAAAAAAAQak/i0BeFe-JU4c11z0XxQwn1CvMUBNb9yMPQCLcBGAs/s1600/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BMonth%2Bin%2BReview%2BSample.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-bJ9hQTtToCY/XAKOJm6daGI/AAAAAAAAQak/i0BeFe-JU4c11z0XxQwn1CvMUBNb9yMPQCLcBGAs/s640/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BMonth%2Bin%2BReview%2BSample.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The month in review Sample page</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Page 14 to 85 contains<br /><ul><li>Three double spread pages for each month</li><ul><li><b>Month Ahead</b> - Plan your month - Left page has the month name, space to write the dates into a date by week calender with a box for you to write in your focus for the month.&nbsp; The right hand page is a lined page with customisable areas for you to write notes in for your month ahead.</li><li><b>Dates/Tasks/Notes</b> - The left page has a double column with dates in it for you to record birthdays / meetings&nbsp; in order to see them at a glance.&nbsp; The right hand page is blank</li><li><b>Looking Back </b>- Review the month just gone by.&nbsp; The left hand page has space for you to reflect and answer four questions: What I learnt, Significant Things That Happened and What I Could Do Better.&nbsp; The right hand page is divided into two columns with two customisable spaces in each and the bottom of the page has an encouraging scripture.</li></ul><li>Each of these pages have spaces, occasional headings, blank spaces for you to personalise your own headings according to your own personal need.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LXY6pMQoSCk/XAKQfKlCJlI/AAAAAAAAQaw/Ifan1Pgf3Vgm91o1Z-_6b18Z_RuIvRUzACLcBGAs/s1600/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2B%2BWeekly%2BSample%2Bpage.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-LXY6pMQoSCk/XAKQfKlCJlI/AAAAAAAAQaw/Ifan1Pgf3Vgm91o1Z-_6b18Z_RuIvRUzACLcBGAs/s640/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2B%2BWeekly%2BSample%2Bpage.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><ul><li>Pages 88 to 203 contain a double page week at a view diary.&nbsp;&nbsp; </li><li>There are 52 weekly spreads with flexible and untitled spaces meaning you can start your diary and label it to suit your own purposes. </li><li>The top of the left hand page has space for you to write the month.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>There is a column on each side for extra note with blocked out areas for each day of the week.</li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YpewtYHnWEI/XAKTSfJ5OzI/AAAAAAAAQa8/tVHsDJnk89k_G3VT9UOeW7ZOBEyUAVGVACLcBGAs/s1600/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BColouring%2BDesign%2BSample%2BPage%2BMatthew%2B11%2Bvs%2B28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YpewtYHnWEI/XAKTSfJ5OzI/AAAAAAAAQa8/tVHsDJnk89k_G3VT9UOeW7ZOBEyUAVGVACLcBGAs/s640/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BColouring%2BDesign%2BSample%2BPage%2BMatthew%2B11%2Bvs%2B28.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><ul><li>Full page scripture art pages are interspersed throughout.&nbsp;</li><li>There are a total of ten full page, illustrated scriptures to colour.</li><li>There are smaller 'Growth and Life' themed drawings on every page for you to colour and personalise your journal. </li></ul><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eT84OgSRF4Y/XAKUsqI5m1I/AAAAAAAAQbI/HjGG5PblHbwHYlA0vyU4SRnPlBfFdmGQgCLcBGAs/s1600/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BAdventure%2BPage%2BSample.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-eT84OgSRF4Y/XAKUsqI5m1I/AAAAAAAAQbI/HjGG5PblHbwHYlA0vyU4SRnPlBfFdmGQgCLcBGAs/s640/Journal%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner%2BAdventure%2BPage%2BSample.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Adventure Pages</td></tr></tbody></table><ul><li>&nbsp;206 - 253 Adventure page spreads.&nbsp; These contain an encouraging scripture and more themed drawings for you to colour.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>These pages are there for you to choose how to use them to meet your need in the journal.</li><li>256 - Copyright information.&nbsp; You will also find information on how to access the extra's and printables for your journal from Firewheelpress.&nbsp; The <b>journal bonuses</b> include: step by step instructions on how to use your journal, 450+ idea/prompts. </li></ul><ul></ul><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Purchasing Information</b></span><br />Lorien has designed postcards, books marks and published colouring books for purchase.<br /><ul><li><a href="http://www.lorien-illustrations.com/shop/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lorien Illustrations</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Journal-Lorien-Jane/9780994497598?" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Book Depository - Journal : Bible Colouring Year Planner</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="http://www.lorien-illustrations.com/shop/reflections" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reflections Colouring Book</a></li><li><a href="http://www.lorien-illustrations.com/shop/meditations" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meditations Colouring Book</a></li><li><a href="http://www.lorien-illustrations.com/shop/?category=Ebook" target="_blank">EBooks</a>&nbsp; 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Be sure to see who the author of each picture is as Lorien encourages us to draw our own pictures and share them with the group.</li><li>For colouring inspiration take a look at the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/475023542653443/photos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Photo's of completed works on Facebook</a>.</li><li>Join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/475023542653443/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colouring In Truth</a> group on Facebook.</li><li>Follow Lorien on Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/lorien_illustrations/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@lorien_illustrations</a></li><li>Share your completed works using the hashtags:<b>#colouringintruth</b> and <b>#lorienillustrations</b>, plus <b>#JournalBibleColouring</b>&nbsp; or&nbsp; <b>#meditations</b> or <b>#reflections</b> depending on the book you are colouring from.</li></ul><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--_bwx4TFCNc/XAPSFML4UCI/AAAAAAAAQbg/2s3jXcREQ1UtlET28Ryp2cFougBce-wzgCLcBGAs/s1600/Isaiah%2B11%2Bvs%2B1%2BSample%2BPage%2Bfrom%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="480" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/--_bwx4TFCNc/XAPSFML4UCI/AAAAAAAAQbg/2s3jXcREQ1UtlET28Ryp2cFougBce-wzgCLcBGAs/s640/Isaiah%2B11%2Bvs%2B1%2BSample%2BPage%2Bfrom%2BBible%2BColouring%2BYear%2BPlanner.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Isaiah 11:1 Sample page</td></tr></tbody></table><a href="https://firewheelpress.com/journal-2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bible Colouring Journal and Year Planner</a> is a beautiful journal.&nbsp; I love the quality and have been using water colour pencils to colour the line drawings. Each scripture has been chose to bring encouragement and meditation upon the truth of His word.&nbsp; This journal has been thoughtfully designed with a beautiful balance between design and space to allow for your creativity to be expressed.<br /><br />I've been enjoying colouring the beautiful pictures in this journal.&nbsp; I was originally going to use it for a diary for next year,&nbsp; but the more I coloured in the more I wanted to keep it perpetually. A few years ago I read <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/One-Thousand-Gifts-Ann-Voskamp/9780310321910?" target="_blank">One Thousand Gifts : A Dare to Live Fully Right Where You Are</a> and feel that I need to start counting my blessings. Starting in January I will be using my new Journal as a place to count my blessings and name them one by one.<br /><br />Blessings<br /><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i><span style="font-family: &quot;georgia&quot; , &quot;times new roman&quot; , serif;"><b>Chareen </b></span></i></span><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lokMcmwIqWo/VyEosRdrsbI/AAAAAAAAOBY/aZgi8XrEEWcT2Nxd0nayQRSSSPoy8OewQCLcB/s1600/Every%2BBed%2Bof%2BRoses%2BReview%2BDisclaimer%2B%2B2015.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="160" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-lokMcmwIqWo/VyEosRdrsbI/AAAAAAAAOBY/aZgi8XrEEWcT2Nxd0nayQRSSSPoy8OewQCLcB/s640/Every%2BBed%2Bof%2BRoses%2BReview%2BDisclaimer%2B%2B2015.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br />Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-6106498893989728062018-12-04T08:00:00.000+11:002018-12-04T08:00:04.213+11:00Ishtar's Odyssey : A Family Story for Advent {Books 4 Christmas}The excitment of a new book never dulls, however the excitment over an unexpected addition to an already <a href="https://www.jothamsjourney.com/jotham-s-journey-series" target="_blank">spectacular trilogy of books</a> is indescribable.&nbsp; We love every book we had read so far in the series and this book had some rather high expectations placed upon it.&nbsp; It did not disappoint at all and is a worthy addition to the three that came before it.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iVHXwuTROhA/W_6Mb2WL4oI/AAAAAAAAQYo/ltepOcTOvGskrV_jfbcqy5akjCeW1kLTwCLcBGAs/s1600/Ishtar%2527s%2BOdyssey%2B-%2BA%2BFamily%2BStory%2Bfor%2BAdvent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="395" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-iVHXwuTROhA/W_6Mb2WL4oI/AAAAAAAAQYo/ltepOcTOvGskrV_jfbcqy5akjCeW1kLTwCLcBGAs/s400/Ishtar%2527s%2BOdyssey%2B-%2BA%2BFamily%2BStory%2Bfor%2BAdvent.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Ishtars-Odyssey-Dr-Arnold-Ytreeide/9780825443930?" target="_blank">Ishtar's Odyssey : A Family Story for Advent</a></h2><ul><li>Format Paperback | 176 pages&nbsp;</li><li>Dimensions 211 x 231 x 10mm | 408g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 18 Dec 2015&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher Kregel Publications,U.S.&nbsp;</li><li>Language English Illustrations note Illustrations, unspecified&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 0825443938&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9780825443930&nbsp;</li><li>Author - Arnold Ytreeide </li></ul><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>A new Advent family devotional from the author of Jotham's Journey! Fourth in a set of Advent adventure books for families, Ishtar's Odyssey follows the ten-year-old son of a Persian wise man as their caravan follows a star across the desert. Ishtar would just as soon stay in the comfort of the palace, but slowly he learns that there's much to see, do, and learn in this world that can't be experienced in school. He eventually meets Jotham, Bartholomew, and Tabitha as he follows his father and uncles in their search for a newborn king.</i></blockquote>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-44341112228572157162018-12-03T08:00:00.000+11:002018-12-03T08:00:00.940+11:00Tabitha's Travels : A Family Story for Advent {Books 4 Christmas}We so enjoyed Jotham's Journey and <a href="https://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/12/bartholomews-passage-family-story-for.html" target="_blank">Bartholomew's Passage</a> that when <b>Tabitha's Travels : A Family Story for Advent</b> was published we couldn't wait for Advent to begin so that we could read it and follow along her journey. Arnold Ytreeide is a story teller and has woven Tabitha into the two books that came before with the ease of a master.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b7EdFZRaVpU/W_6GHP4yvUI/AAAAAAAAQYc/a108OSIapTg1a2LPgU7HapB0Kkc737OpgCLcBGAs/s1600/Tabitha%2527s%2BTravels%2B%2BA%2BFamily%2BStory%2Bfor%2BAdvent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="430" data-original-width="395" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-b7EdFZRaVpU/W_6GHP4yvUI/AAAAAAAAQYc/a108OSIapTg1a2LPgU7HapB0Kkc737OpgCLcBGAs/s400/Tabitha%2527s%2BTravels%2B%2BA%2BFamily%2BStory%2Bfor%2BAdvent.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Tabithas-Travels-Arnold-Ytreeide/9780825441721" target="_blank">Tabitha's Travels : A Family Story for Advent</a></h2><ul><li>Format Paperback | 159 pages&nbsp;</li><li>Dimensions 216 x 235 x 8mm | 376g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 22 Jul 2010&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher Kregel Publications,U.S.&nbsp;</li><li>Language English&nbsp;</li><li>Illustrations note Illustrations, color&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 0825441722&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9780825441721&nbsp;</li><li>Auther - Arnold Ytreeide </li></ul><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>Following in the footsteps of the immensely popular Jotham's Journey and Bartholomew's Passage, this captivating story will take families through Advent to Christmas as they share in Tabitha's adventures. Curious, competent, and courageous Tabitha is the daughter of a shepherd who is taking his family on caravan to his birthplace. Along the way, she meets and becomes friends with Jotham and Bartholomew, watches as Romans take her father prisoner, spends time with Zechariah and Elizabeth, helps Mary and Joseph just before Christ's birth, and ends her travels at the stable in Bethlehem. </i></blockquote><br />Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-36977130923397072492018-12-02T08:00:00.000+11:002018-12-02T08:00:08.859+11:00Bartholomew's Passage : A Family Story for Advent {Books 4 Christmas}Over the years <a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2013/09/our-current-read-aloud-and-to-read-list.html" target="_blank">my library of books</a> has continued to grow and so has my Christmas book pile.&nbsp; This year I've decided to share with you some of my favourites.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1pVUbxHmjbk/W_5_vVdb9qI/AAAAAAAAQYQ/j1LzRDP9X3s28AnSLLYp0xS4DdLEYuE0wCLcBGAs/s1600/Bartholomew%2527s%2BPassage%2B-%2BA%2BFamily%2BStory%2Bfor%2BAdvent.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="368" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-1pVUbxHmjbk/W_5_vVdb9qI/AAAAAAAAQYQ/j1LzRDP9X3s28AnSLLYp0xS4DdLEYuE0wCLcBGAs/s400/Bartholomew%2527s%2BPassage%2B-%2BA%2BFamily%2BStory%2Bfor%2BAdvent.jpg" width="367" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Bartholomews-Passage-Arnold-Ytreeide/9780825441738?" target="_blank">Bartholomew's Passage : A Family Story for Advent</a></h2><ul><li>Format Paperback | 173 pages&nbsp;</li><li>Dimensions 215 x 230 x 9mm | 413g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 01 Sep 2009&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher Kregel Publications,U.S.&nbsp;</li><li>Language English&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 0825441730&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9780825441738&nbsp;</li><li>Author - Arnold Ytreeide </li></ul><blockquote class="tr_bq">&nbsp;<i>Bartholomew's Passage is an engaging story that guides families through the Advent season. Young Bartholomew's adventures start when Roman soldiers destroy his village and disperse his family, continue through his enslavement to a tyrannical master and his escape with his new friend Nathan, and end with a reunion with his family in Bethlehem. Along the way Bartholomew makes a new friend, a young boy named Jotham! </i></blockquote><br />We celebrated the release of this books so much. We had been read <a href="http://Format Paperback | 173 pages Dimensions 215 x 230 x 9mm | 413g Publication date 01 Sep 2009 Publisher Kregel Publications,U.S. Publication City/Country Grand Rapids, United States Language English ISBN10 0825441730 ISBN13 9780825441738 " target="_blank">Jotham's Journey</a> a few times and had loved every minute of spending time with him.&nbsp; Bartholomew was a welcome addition to our families new Advent tradtion.&nbsp; Each year we purchase chocolate wafer sticks and enjoy them whilest reading our Advent book.<br />Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-50837726532205346092018-12-01T08:00:00.000+11:002018-12-01T08:00:10.250+11:00Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent {Books 4 Christmas}It was almost 21 years ago when I first heard about <b>Jotham's Journey</b>.&nbsp; There were mixed reviews of forums.&nbsp; It was during the time before the internet had mega bookstores or blogs with reviews. Timothy and Jane were little and I had just attended a GEMS (Godly Encouragement for MotherS) where I'd learned about taking Christmas back and creating memories, <a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-traditions.html" target="_blank">purposefully building Christmas traditions</a> and I had also just discovered the Jesse Tree which started with a quest to know more and I ended up learning about <a href="http://www.crivoice.org/cyadvent.html" target="_blank">Advent - The season of Anticipation and Hope</a>.<br /><br />Upon a little more research I took the plunge and purchased Jotham's Journey and I can see without a shadow of a doubt that it was the best decision ever.&nbsp; If you are looking for a new family tradition and a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat with adventure and encouragement I highly recommend you add <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Jotham-s-Journey/9780825441745" target="_blank"><b>Jotham's Journey</b></a> to your family Christmas book collection.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xDQCVCYmQO0/W_52uxT3oeI/AAAAAAAAQYE/PwTEO2zgHcglEg6d3u-6XbyBktar4_-QwCLcBGAs/s1600/Jotham%2527s%2BJourney%2B-%2BA%2BStorybook%2Bfor%2BAdvent.jpg" imageanchor="1"><img alt="Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent" border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="364" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-xDQCVCYmQO0/W_52uxT3oeI/AAAAAAAAQYE/PwTEO2zgHcglEg6d3u-6XbyBktar4_-QwCLcBGAs/s400/Jotham%2527s%2BJourney%2B-%2BA%2BStorybook%2Bfor%2BAdvent.jpg" title="Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent" width="363" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Jotham-s-Journey/9780825441745" target="_blank">Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent</a></h2><h2 style="text-align: center;">Book 1 of 4</h2><ul><li>Format Paperback |&nbsp;</li><li>167 pages Dimensions 214 x 234 x 8mm | 395g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 26 Aug 2008&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher Kregel Publications,U.S.&nbsp;</li><li>Language English&nbsp;</li><li>Illustrations note Illustrations, black and white&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 0825441749&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9780825441745&nbsp;</li><li>Author - Arnold Ytreeide </li></ul><br />Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-66904020275458915092018-11-30T22:41:00.000+11:002018-11-30T22:41:03.437+11:00Personal Favourite Homeschool Products for 2018As 2018 begins to draw to an end I've been reflecting on my third year as a <a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/crew-leadership/" target="_blank">Crew leader</a> with the Homeschool Review Crew.&nbsp; This year the Crew have had the priviledge of <a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/category/2018-reviews/" target="_blank">reviewing 66 products</a> and have provided over 4,500 reviews for the greater homeschooling community.<br /><br />At the end of each year the Crew vote to select their favourites in a number of catagories and I was pleased to see a few of my personal favourites selected as <a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/homeschool-review-crew-2018-blue-ribbon-awards/" target="_blank">Blue Ribbon Award Winners</a>. We reviewed a few things too this year and today I would like to share my top five products for 2018.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SrwPSDQW1xI/W8R_RVw6rsI/AAAAAAAAQUk/AV9kRiP_J24hPwj4ZuLKDIQ-0G87rX4uQCLcBGAs/s1600/St.%2BBartholomew%2527s%2BEve%2BAudio%2BDrama%2Bby%2BHeirloom%2BAudio.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="500" height="373" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SrwPSDQW1xI/W8R_RVw6rsI/AAAAAAAAQUk/AV9kRiP_J24hPwj4ZuLKDIQ-0G87rX4uQCLcBGAs/s400/St.%2BBartholomew%2527s%2BEve%2BAudio%2BDrama%2Bby%2BHeirloom%2BAudio.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Audio Drama's by Heirloom Audio are by far my favourite homeschool discovery and <a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/10/st-bartholowmews-eve-audio-drama-review.html" target="_blank">St. Bartholowmew's Eve Audio Drama</a> is my all time favourite from their Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty Collection.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yxIjJ__sAOo/XAEcI-nWlHI/AAAAAAAAQZY/wMD_LktZ8-8u4aQ4A2t583wklrDiszzkACLcBGAs/s1600/DTHA_DriveThruHistoryAdventures.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="387" data-original-width="515" height="300" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-yxIjJ__sAOo/XAEcI-nWlHI/AAAAAAAAQZY/wMD_LktZ8-8u4aQ4A2t583wklrDiszzkACLcBGAs/s400/DTHA_DriveThruHistoryAdventures.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>Our newest favourite history resource/curriculum is <a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/02/drive-thru-history-adventures-review.html" target="_blank">Drive Thru History® Adventures</a> with host Dave Stotts.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XdefrfjF5rs/WptlJuHqnSI/AAAAAAAAPow/sOLuBfr8L9s_5B1T3oNPNFTziyoIwlM5gCLcBGAs/s1600/CursiveLogic%2BStudent%2BWorkbook%2Bversion%2B2.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="728" data-original-width="1024" height="284" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-XdefrfjF5rs/WptlJuHqnSI/AAAAAAAAPow/sOLuBfr8L9s_5B1T3oNPNFTziyoIwlM5gCLcBGAs/s400/CursiveLogic%2BStudent%2BWorkbook%2Bversion%2B2.JPG" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/03/cursivelogic-quick-start-pack-and-art.html" target="_blank">CursiveLogic</a> has made learning to write and improver cursive writing a pleasure.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O8qYoIvOuo8/WqZZSNe3jqI/AAAAAAAAPrw/0zlwaXhvG8EuV5qJGXHLOJ9UvapLTainACLcBGAs/s1600/JLink-LectureBug_Cov2_medium.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="240" data-original-width="162" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-O8qYoIvOuo8/WqZZSNe3jqI/AAAAAAAAPrw/0zlwaXhvG8EuV5qJGXHLOJ9UvapLTainACLcBGAs/s1600/JLink-LectureBug_Cov2_medium.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>I loved the practical advice I discovered in <a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/03/taming-lecture-bug-review.html" target="_blank">Taming the Lecture Bug</a>.&nbsp; (I think I may need a refresher).<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1UgdZNeN3mA/W495slxa-8I/AAAAAAAAQG8/4YzpQVfuzY8eyhRcFoR7lpmnzrxNOZXjQCLcBGAs/s1600/GrammarPlanet%2B2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="408" data-original-width="510" height="320" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-1UgdZNeN3mA/W495slxa-8I/AAAAAAAAQG8/4YzpQVfuzY8eyhRcFoR7lpmnzrxNOZXjQCLcBGAs/s400/GrammarPlanet%2B2.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/09/grammarplanet-review.html" target="_blank">GrammarPlanet</a> has been a life saver.&nbsp;&nbsp;</div><br />Be sure to pop on over to the Homeschool Review Crew blog to read what a few of my homeschool Crew mates <a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/our-personal-favorite-products-reviewed-for-2018/" target="_blank">Personal Favorite Products Reviewed for 2018</a> are.<br /><hr /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGddqkjVuH1RGszSUZwXElxH5eE1QQdA3WbkIAFkTS4xpKAw/viewform" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="228" data-original-width="678" height="193" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V-Xnp5lUEjU/XAEglIA6QDI/AAAAAAAAQZk/UkAAO6VcVlMclTEC6TS_rAnY4u6BGuDtgCLcBGAs/s640/2019%2BHomeschool%2BApplication%2B.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><h3><b>Last Chance Call to JOIN the Homeschool Review CREW</b>&nbsp;</h3>After making sure you <a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/2019-homeschool-review-crew-applications-now-open/" target="_blank">meet all of the requirements</a>,&nbsp;if you believe you would be an asset to our Crew and wish to join us,&nbsp;please fill out the application below.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">&nbsp;<a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGddqkjVuH1RGszSUZwXElxH5eE1QQdA3WbkIAFkTS4xpKAw/viewform" target="_blank">Click HERE to fill out the&nbsp;2019 Homeschool Review Crew Application!</a></div>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-38501118283804585302018-11-27T05:22:00.004+11:002018-11-27T05:23:37.760+11:00Beowulf - 3 Recommendations For Your Homeschool<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">This year has been an enlightening one.&nbsp; I have joined a group of mothers and read <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Original-Home-Schooling-Series-by-Charlotte-Mason-Charlotte-Mason/9781604594393?awc=10920_1543254331_7bcad3f0ee6a1493fd55c41d53e62183" target="_blank">The Original Homeschooling Series</a> by Charlotte Mason.&nbsp; I was most intrigued with Miss Mason's words and recommendations on reading Beowulf in volume two.<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">Children should be in Touch with Beowulf––We have to thank Tennyson for our Arthur, and Shakespeare for our Henry the Fifth, but we imagine that parents will find their children's souls more in touch with Beowulf than with either of these, no doubt because the legends of a nation's youth are the pages of history which most easily reach a child; and Beowulf belongs to a younger stage of civilisation than even Arthur.(Volume 2 page 143)</blockquote>This sent me on a quest to see what my local library had on Beowulf. Here are three that I would like to recommend.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gJD4NI2nvGs/W_wy2k-gtFI/AAAAAAAAQXY/pNz-BQmcBeM4ipIkj__rm6v62A322OYLwCLcBGAs/s1600/Usborne%2BYoung%2BReading%2BBeowulf.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="269" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-gJD4NI2nvGs/W_wy2k-gtFI/AAAAAAAAQXY/pNz-BQmcBeM4ipIkj__rm6v62A322OYLwCLcBGAs/s400/Usborne%2BYoung%2BReading%2BBeowulf.jpg" width="268" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Beowulf-Rob-Lloyd-Jones/9780746096864?" target="_blank">Beowulf {Rob Lloyd Jones}</a></h2><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Format Hardback |&nbsp;</li><li>64 pages&nbsp;</li><li>Dimensions 136 x 198 x 12mm | 222.26g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 26 Sep 2009&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher Usborne Publishing Ltd Publication&nbsp;</li><li>Language English&nbsp;</li><li>Illustrations note full colour illustrations throughout&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 0746096860&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9780746096864&nbsp;</li><li>Author - Rob Lloyd Jones</li><li>Illustrated - Victor Tavares </li></ul>This book is beautifully illustrated and well written for younger readers. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Qce3aqGNMVs/W_w2xHHeArI/AAAAAAAAQXk/v0zVPfJF8-cH2on1JIKPpVdmLezJX1TkwCLcBGAs/s1600/Beowulf%2Bby%2BMichael%2BMorpurgo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="400" data-original-width="262" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Qce3aqGNMVs/W_w2xHHeArI/AAAAAAAAQXk/v0zVPfJF8-cH2on1JIKPpVdmLezJX1TkwCLcBGAs/s400/Beowulf%2Bby%2BMichael%2BMorpurgo.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Beowulf/9781406348873" target="_blank">Beowulf {Michael Morpugo}</a></h2><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Format Paperback | 160 pages&nbsp;</li><li>Dimensions 129 x 198 x 11mm | 159g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 03 Oct 2013&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher Walker Books Ltd Publication&nbsp;</li><li>Language English&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 1406348872&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9781406348873&nbsp;</li><li>Author - Michael Morpugo</li><li>Illustrated - Michael Foreman </li></ul>This one is for older students and is a well written condensed translation which still brings across the beauty of the story and the depth of the character of Beowulf.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U9BLveVjeEE/W_w3whfyltI/AAAAAAAAQXs/SB8lWBXHHP8ptWIFaXauke3OqSnHOsEVQCLcBGAs/s1600/Beowulf%2Bby%2BProfessor%2BBurton%2BRaffel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="385" data-original-width="249" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-U9BLveVjeEE/W_w3whfyltI/AAAAAAAAQXs/SB8lWBXHHP8ptWIFaXauke3OqSnHOsEVQCLcBGAs/s400/Beowulf%2Bby%2BProfessor%2BBurton%2BRaffel.jpg" width="257" /></a></div><h2 style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Beowulf/9780451530967" target="_blank">&nbsp;Beowulf {Translated by Professor Burton Raffel}</a></h2><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Format Paperback | 152 pages&nbsp;</li><li>Dimensions 105 x 172 x 15.24mm | 89g&nbsp;</li><li>Publication date 04 Feb 2016&nbsp;</li><li>Publisher Penguin Putnam Inc&nbsp;</li><li>Language English&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN10 0451530969&nbsp;</li><li>ISBN13 9780451530967&nbsp;</li><li>Translated by Professor Burton Raffel</li></ul>This is the translation that Nathaniel and I will be reading together in the new year.&nbsp; From my research and the recommendations of other Charlotte Mason home educators this edition captures the beauty of the English language and the heroic character of Beowulf drawing the reader into the story of the hero.<br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">But it is not only the idea of a hero which we have in Beowulf, it is also the idea of a king, the just governor, the wise politician, the builder of peace, the defender of his own folk at the price of his life, "the good king, the folk king, the beloved king, the war ward of his land, the winner of treasure for the need of his people, the hero who thinks in death of those who sail the sea, the gentle and terrible warrior, who is buried amid the tears of his people. (vol 2 pg 144 &amp; 145)</blockquote>Have you read Beowulf? IF so which translations did you use and why? </div>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-71181476143993138572018-10-18T18:28:00.005+11:002018-10-18T18:28:46.898+11:00Landscape Drawings Attempt No 1 {Virtual Fridge}<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SIS9cDODCZ4/W8g0PXjRL6I/AAAAAAAAQVQ/0aVzV0C_JL4eIzA1hLZxi60oHHTiNZmZgCLcBGAs/s1600/Landscape%2Bdrawing%2Battempt%2B1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="689" data-original-width="1024" height="387" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SIS9cDODCZ4/W8g0PXjRL6I/AAAAAAAAQVQ/0aVzV0C_JL4eIzA1hLZxi60oHHTiNZmZgCLcBGAs/s640/Landscape%2Bdrawing%2Battempt%2B1.jpeg" width="576" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My first attempt at a landscape drawing.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aUs1S8gX05s/W8g0PlXrksI/AAAAAAAAQVU/_UyYNrAjeTMga0hWHrCi_QYvLk9o4VhyACLcBGAs/s1600/Nathaniel%2Blandscape%2Bdrawing%2Battempt%2B1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" data-original-height="741" data-original-width="1024" height="416" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aUs1S8gX05s/W8g0PlXrksI/AAAAAAAAQVU/_UyYNrAjeTMga0hWHrCi_QYvLk9o4VhyACLcBGAs/s640/Nathaniel%2Blandscape%2Bdrawing%2Battempt%2B1.jpeg" width="576" /></a><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aUs1S8gX05s/W8g0PlXrksI/AAAAAAAAQVU/_UyYNrAjeTMga0hWHrCi_QYvLk9o4VhyACLcBGAs/s1600/Nathaniel%2Blandscape%2Bdrawing%2Battempt%2B1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nathaniel's first attempt at a landscape drawing.</td></tr></tbody></table>Nathaniel and I recently started a course is called <a href="https://www.edx.org/course/drawing-nature-science-and-culture-natural-history-illustration-101" target="_blank">Drawing Nature, Science and Culture: Natural History Illustration 101</a> which is presented by edX and is open for participants world wide.<br /><br />This week we both attempted drawing a landscape.&nbsp; We used a reference drawing the course provided.&nbsp; It was an interesting experience for us both.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This weeks Feature</b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PnFUKZoXgiE/W8g1JzXRDcI/AAAAAAAAQVc/rMg2HhcBE-sr583RGx38PTDUhAdyopMswCLcBGAs/s1600/Space%2BRocket%2BTutorial.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="320" data-original-width="294" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-PnFUKZoXgiE/W8g1JzXRDcI/AAAAAAAAQVc/rMg2HhcBE-sr583RGx38PTDUhAdyopMswCLcBGAs/s400/Space%2BRocket%2BTutorial.jpg" width="367" /></a></div><br />Our feature this week comes from over at <b>A Mom's Quest to Teach</b>, scroll down to the bottom half of the <a href="https://momquesttoteach.blogspot.com/2018/10/book-club-mousetronaut.html" target="_blank">Mousetronaut post</a> and you will find a step by step tutorial to create this lovely shuttle.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Your Turn </b></span><br /><br />I invite you to take some photo's of your children's artistic pursuits put them in a post and link up with me I would love to come over and see the wonderful art your children have enjoyed doing.<br /><div align="center" style="padding: 5px;"><img alt="Virtual Fridge Link Up" height="125" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n4lEKGcXu5o/Wdi1JQaZslI/AAAAAAAAPfY/YOX1ooxL-3cIH4Hmf9ujRNkQ7B7QF0m2gCLcBGAs/s1600/Virtual%2BFridge%2B2017-2%2Bgrab%2Bbutton.jpg" title="Virtual Fridge Link Up" width="125" /></div><pre style="background: none; 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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">your ART along with a link to your art/tutorial. </div><br /><!-- start InLinkz script --> <br /><div class="InLinkzContainer" id="800181"><a href="http://www.inlinkz.com/new/view.php?id=800181" rel="nofollow" title="click to view in an external page.">An InLinkz Link-up</a></div><script src="https://static.inlinkz.com/cs2.js" type="text/javascript"></script><!-- end InLinkz script --> Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-4495739325989718932018-10-15T23:17:00.001+11:002018-10-15T23:19:49.886+11:00St. Bartholowmew's Eve Audio Drama {Review}Are you looking for excellent audio drama's that are family safe, combine inspiring stories and historical accuracy all rolled in one?&nbsp; Our family favourite resource is produced by <a href="http://www.heirloomaudio.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heirloom Audio</a>.<br /><br />As a family we were first introduced to <b>The Extraordinary Adventures of G.A. Henty</b> when we were given <a href="http://www.heirloomaudio.com/product/in-freedoms-cause/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In Freedom's Cause</a> for Christmas a few years ago. &nbsp; That was the beginning of our personal collection and we have thoroughly enjoyed every single episode as they have been released. The latest release is <a href="http://www.stbartholomewseve.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">St. Bartholowmew's Eve</a> and I think this one has become my favourite to date.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZviC0cwa7w/W8SC80__NvI/AAAAAAAAQU4/V6T46GopkD45RjciZc1igo4pxb-zrFoTQCLcBGAs/s1600/Heirloom%2BAudio%2BSt%2BBartholomew%2527s%2BEve%2BRead%2BMy%2BReview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="628" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-3ZviC0cwa7w/W8SC80__NvI/AAAAAAAAQU4/V6T46GopkD45RjciZc1igo4pxb-zrFoTQCLcBGAs/s640/Heirloom%2BAudio%2BSt%2BBartholomew%2527s%2BEve%2BRead%2BMy%2BReview.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>What we received</b></span><br /><ul><li>A down loadable copy of <a href="http://www.stbartholomewseve.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">St. Bartholowmew's Eve</a>. (115 MB MP3 version)</li><li>The music score is an original and written by Emmy Award Winning Composer John Campbell.</li><li>Listening time: 2 + hours</li><li>Recommended ages: 6 to Adult. (IF listening with younger children please be aware that some scenes are intense listening!)</li><li>Featuring: Brian Blessed, Elizabeth Counsell, David Shaw-Parker, Brian Deacon, Andy Harrison and Hugo Docking. </li></ul><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kh9t4b3ZzmE/W8RvH1lA4JI/AAAAAAAAQUY/seDDQCpvG_kfPHvD9dW3oCXEZzzpEzBxACLcBGAs/s1600/Featured%2Bdrama%2Bactors%2Bfor%2BSt%2BBartholowmew%2527s%2BAudio%2BDrama.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="261" data-original-width="901" height="166" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-kh9t4b3ZzmE/W8RvH1lA4JI/AAAAAAAAQUY/seDDQCpvG_kfPHvD9dW3oCXEZzzpEzBxACLcBGAs/s640/Featured%2Bdrama%2Bactors%2Bfor%2BSt%2BBartholowmew%2527s%2BAudio%2BDrama.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How we used it</b></span><br />We were gifted a digital copy of <a href="http://www.stbartholomewseve.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">St. Bartholowmew's Eve</a> . After downloading it, I extracted it from it's zip file (114 MB).<br /><br />We burned it to two CD's in the mp3 format to listen to in our old car stereo.&nbsp; We LOVE listening to audio drama's when we are travelling to our multiple weekly commitments OR on long holiday journey's.&nbsp; It's become a family tradition to take along our Henty Adventures!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SrwPSDQW1xI/W8R_RVw6rsI/AAAAAAAAQUk/AV9kRiP_J24hPwj4ZuLKDIQ-0G87rX4uQCLcBGAs/s1600/St.%2BBartholomew%2527s%2BEve%2BAudio%2BDrama%2Bby%2BHeirloom%2BAudio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="468" data-original-width="500" height="373" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-SrwPSDQW1xI/W8R_RVw6rsI/AAAAAAAAQUk/AV9kRiP_J24hPwj4ZuLKDIQ-0G87rX4uQCLcBGAs/s400/St.%2BBartholomew%2527s%2BEve%2BAudio%2BDrama%2Bby%2BHeirloom%2BAudio.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>About St. Bartholomew's Eve&nbsp;</b></span><br />This audio drama has been adapted from the book, <a href="https://www.bookdepository.com/Saint-Bartholomews-Eve-George-Henty/9781611791631">St Bartholomew's Eve</a> by G.A. Henty. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G._A._Henty">George Alfred Henty</a> was an English novelist and war correspondent and is best known for his accurate historical adventure stories. He wrote 122 works of historical fiction.<br /><br />The story of St.Bartholomew's Eve takes place during the Reformation period in 1580 and is a tale of the Huguenot Wars. The story opens with Sir George finding his two young friends Ned and Sebastian skipping first service at church in favour of other exploits. He then shares with them the story of the Huguenot Wars and how their freedom to worship was obtained for them through the faithfulness of the Saints.<br /><br />The story follows the life of 16-year-old Philip Fletcher an English lad, who finds himself living in France at the home of Henry of Nacarre. Henry and Philip side with the Protestants and join the service of Admiral Gaspard de Coligny who are standing up for the freedom to worship as they believe God has called them to do. Philip is an accomplished swordsman who quickly learns to use a hand gun and distinguishes himself in various battles, receiving recognition and promotion for his bravery. <br /><br />Catherine de Medicis, the mother of Charles IX the French King had a growing fear of the influence that Admiral Coligny had over her son. In response to this she gives approval of a plot by the Roman Catholic house of Guise to assassinate Coligny. Due to the failed assassination attempt she plots with a group of nobles to kill the Huguenot leaders who were still in Paris for the wedding festivities of Catherine's daughter Margaret of France and the Huguenot Henry of Navarre. Just before dawn on <a href="https://www.britannica.com/event/Massacre-of-Saint-Bartholomews-Day">August 24, 1572</a>, the bell of Saint-Germain-l'Auxerrois began to toll and the Parisian mobs massacred more than 2,000 Protestant men, women, and children, and this in turn triggered further persecutions across France.<br /><br />In response, soldiers of the Reformed Church took up arms against the slaughter. Philip found himself behind the battle lines of the Roman Catholic House of Guise, and he leads a squad of veteran soldiers as they fight for family and land. Philip's swordsmanship and wit take him through harrowing struggles, where he finds himself rescuing a woman of nobility.<br /><br />Many of the surviving French Calvinists, known as <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Huguenot">Huguenots</a>, flea from their land to various European countries, where they learn to overcome the great price they have paid for their religious freedom, and Phillip returns to England a hero.<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Other Available Audio Drama's</b></span><br /><ul><li>Captain Bayley's Heir</li><li>In the Reign of Terror</li><li>The Cat of Bubastes</li><li><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2016/07/beric-briton-heirloom-audio-productions.html" target="_blank">Beric The Briton</a></li><li>The Dragon &amp; The Raven</li><li>With Lee In Virginia</li><li>In Freedom's Cause</li><li>Under Drakes Flag&nbsp;</li><li><a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2018/02/wulf-saxon-audio-drama-review.html" target="_blank">Wulf the Saxon</a> </li></ul><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Connect on Social Media</b></span><br />Facebook - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/heirloomaudio/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heirloom Audio Productions</a><br />Twitter - <a href="https://twitter.com/HeirloomStories" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@HeirloomStories</a><br />Google+ -&nbsp;<a href="https://plus.google.com/+HeirloomAudioProductions" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">+HeirloomAudioProductions</a><br />Instagram - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/HeirloomAudioOfficial/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@HeirloomAudioOfficial</a><br /><br />80 other crew members reviewed <b>St. Bartholomew's Eve</b>, visit the <a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/st-bartholomews-eve-heirloom-audio-reviews/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homeschool Review Crew</a> to read their reviews or click on the image below.<br /><br />This production has by far been our favourite story.&nbsp; It has encouraged our faith and enriched our understanding of the freedom we have to worship God.&nbsp; If you are looking for a wonderful gift for Christmas or want to add to your families listening library I highly recommend St. Bartholowmew's Eve by Heirloom Audio Production.s <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/st-bartholomews-eve-heirloom-audio-reviews/" imageanchor="1" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="628" height="484" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-PK-cwtX376Q/W8R_fwcXvII/AAAAAAAAQUo/ZOmsLlmkQzYFZW-UIB24rr5HstuvCUvsACLcBGAs/s640/St%2BBartholomew%2527s%2BEve%2BReviews.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P27i3S6rQ7k/WpTnPvNUlpI/AAAAAAAAPl0/SgMGX5z0SpE9NnYU8t3_SXgKnjExZQ8agCLcBGAs/s1600/Crew%2BLeadership%2BDisclaimer%2B2018.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P27i3S6rQ7k/WpTnPvNUlpI/AAAAAAAAPl0/SgMGX5z0SpE9NnYU8t3_SXgKnjExZQ8agCLcBGAs/s640/Crew%2BLeadership%2BDisclaimer%2B2018.jpg" /></a>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-5727416185132146452018-10-11T09:13:00.000+11:002018-10-11T09:13:44.930+11:00Drawing Techniques {Virtual Fridge}<span style="font-size: large;"><b>This Week</b></span><br /><i>"Drawing, properly taught, is the best way of developing intelligence and&nbsp;forming judgement, for one learns to see, and seeing is knowledge." </i>(Eugene-Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc 1883: p.305<i>)</i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--6rAH69g17E/W75ylqNMA5I/AAAAAAAAQTk/5o1klBuiUfkAqd-VRx81Z-GNAwACGNVWACLcBGAs/s1600/Tonal%2Bpencil%2Bmarkings%2Bexercise%2B2018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="432" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/--6rAH69g17E/W75ylqNMA5I/AAAAAAAAQTk/5o1klBuiUfkAqd-VRx81Z-GNAwACGNVWACLcBGAs/s640/Tonal%2Bpencil%2Bmarkings%2Bexercise%2B2018.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br />I enrolled in a new drawing course which sounded really interesting and would help with learning to draw for Nature Journaling.&nbsp; The course is called <a href="https://www.edx.org/course/drawing-nature-science-and-culture-natural-history-illustration-101" target="_blank">Drawing Nature, Science and Culture: Natural History Illustration 101</a> and is presented by edX and is open for participants world wide.&nbsp; This course is FREE unless you would like a certification. I have been blown away by the content and highly recommend it.<br /><br />Week one's homework asked us to invest in H and B pencils which prompted us to find out more about the <a href="https://pencils.com/hb-graphite-grading-scale/" target="_blank">numerical graphite scale</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; I discovered that there is no industry standard so different brand pencils can have different intensities even though the scale numbers are the same, so if you like a pencil stick with that brand!<br /><br />Crey pencils are actually a mixture of graphite and clay binder.&nbsp; The H and B ranking systems denote the quantities of graphite and clay within a pencil which in turn affects the intensity of colour and hardness of the pencil.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This weeks Feature</b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_f6SK4F6o3I/W753R5qOVvI/AAAAAAAAQTw/YEJN_sc8Z5c0RqK1Z43yJZdlkwc-Af0sgCLcBGAs/s1600/Autumn%2BTree%2BDot%2BPainting.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="243" data-original-width="490" height="285" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_f6SK4F6o3I/W753R5qOVvI/AAAAAAAAQTw/YEJN_sc8Z5c0RqK1Z43yJZdlkwc-Af0sgCLcBGAs/s640/Autumn%2BTree%2BDot%2BPainting.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br />This weeks feature is a tutorial from over at Imaginative Homeschool where you can see a step by step tutorial on <a href="http://imaginativehomeschool.blogspot.com/2018/10/summer-and-fall-leaves-craft.html" target="_blank">creating summer and fall tree artwork</a> using paint and q-tips.<br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Your Turn </b></span><br /><br />I invite you to take some photo's of your children's artistic pursuits put them in a post and link up with me I would love to come over and see the wonderful art your children have enjoyed doing.<br /><div align="center" style="padding: 5px;"><img alt="Virtual Fridge Link Up" height="125" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-n4lEKGcXu5o/Wdi1JQaZslI/AAAAAAAAPfY/YOX1ooxL-3cIH4Hmf9ujRNkQ7B7QF0m2gCLcBGAs/s1600/Virtual%2BFridge%2B2017-2%2Bgrab%2Bbutton.jpg" title="Virtual Fridge Link Up" width="125" /></div><pre style="background: none; 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<br /><div style="text-align: center;">your ART along with a link to your art/tutorial. </div><br /><!-- start InLinkz script --> <br /><div class="InLinkzContainer" id="800181"><a href="http://www.inlinkz.com/new/view.php?id=800181" rel="nofollow" title="click to view in an external page.">An InLinkz Link-up</a></div><script src="https://static.inlinkz.com/cs2.js" type="text/javascript"></script><!-- end InLinkz script --> Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-78451554226309390912018-10-10T23:55:00.001+11:002018-10-26T13:37:58.274+11:00Brinkman Adventures Season 6 {Review}<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Audio drama's are one of the best additions to our homeschool that we have had. Our first audio drama was <a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-brinkman-adventures-season-2-review.html">Season 2 from The Brinkman Adventures in 2014</a> it took one episode to hook us as a family. In fact we so enjoyed listening to the Brinkman adventures we were thrilled to <a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2015/11/the-brinkman-adventures-season-3-review.html">review Season 3 in 2015</a>. <br /><br />We love listening to audio drama's and books whenever we travel and quite often when we are travelling around locally. We were thrilled to be given a digital copy of <a href="https://brinkmanadventures.com/product/brinkman-adventures-season-6">Brinkman Adventures Season 6 - Underground Rising</a> to review.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7RoZVgME58o/W9J97DHLKXI/AAAAAAAAQWk/rksI2v5tH1sQM9WeBiL1z0ZKClZaKwz3gCLcBGAs/s1600/Season%2B6%2BBrinkman%2BAdventures%2BReview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="628" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-7RoZVgME58o/W9J97DHLKXI/AAAAAAAAQWk/rksI2v5tH1sQM9WeBiL1z0ZKClZaKwz3gCLcBGAs/s640/Season%2B6%2BBrinkman%2BAdventures%2BReview.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><br />The vision for <a href="https://brinkmanadventures.com/">Brinkman Adventures</a> was <a href="https://brinkmanadventures.com/about">birthed in 2009</a> by Ian Bultman to 'create a missionary radio show that will inspire future missionaries'. He penned the first three episodes and each of his children volunteered as voice actors (there are 9 children in his family). Each of the children's names have been changed in the production but they all play themselves. Over the years the show has grown and incorporates sound effects, foley, music and acting along with voice actors from the Milwaukee area and the rest of the world. <br /><br />The goal of Brinkman Adventures is to reach people with the incredible life changing stories. Each episode tells a true, modern, missionary story. The aim of the series is changing lives and encouraging young people to become missionaries.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ww_fkamRl2A/W732i9hJSCI/AAAAAAAAQTY/x6J9n94jX9MCW_r_QOiWFiiidGGa32oFwCLcBGAs/s1600/Brinkman-Logo-Lone-for-black.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="504" height="130" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Ww_fkamRl2A/W732i9hJSCI/AAAAAAAAQTY/x6J9n94jX9MCW_r_QOiWFiiidGGa32oFwCLcBGAs/s400/Brinkman-Logo-Lone-for-black.png" width="400" /></a></div><br /><h3>Brinkmand Adventures Season 6 - Underground Rising </h3>Season 6 covers episodes 55 to 60. Each episode is around 25 minutes in length which can be used on short car trips, afternoon rest times for your family or family devotional times. Underground Rising is available for <a href="https://brinkmanadventures.com/product/brinkman-adventures-season-6">purchase as a physical or digital download</a>. Brinkman Adventures have recently moved to a six episode release structure making this release approximately two hours in duration. <br /><br /><b>Episodes in Season 6 </b><br /><ul><li>55 - <b>Dutch Underground Part 1</b> - Reng and Lynn VanKesteren are Ian Bultman’s (Jack Brinkman’s) grandparents. This episode is based on the true story of their experiences during World War 2. The details of the episode is drawn from Lyn's book: Great is Thy Faithfulness.</li><li>56 - <b>Dutch Underground Part 2</b> - This is part two of Reng's involvement with the Dutch Underground.</li><li>57 - <b>Twice Born Fly</b> - This episode is based on a dream of Ian’s that occurred while serving at Alaska Bible Institute in Homer, Alaska. This episode took its name from a true story in Joey's life. </li><li>58 - <b>I Wonder Why?</b> - the true story of the Wonder family (some names were changed for security),highlighting the experience of a girl leaving home and accompanying her parents to a foreign country to minister to different people groups, health and healing of hearts and bodies.</li><li>59 -<b> Free Burma Rangers Part 1</b> - This episode is based on the true story of Dave Eubank and his journey from boyhood into a career as a Green Beret in the Special Forces. It especially touched us as we (my husband and I) both grew up in military families during deployment in war zones.</li><li>60 - <b>Free Burma Rangers Part 2</b> - This episode is based upon the events in the life of Dave and Karen Eubank and their family in Burma bringing aid to people within the attack zones and sharing the love of Jesus with the Burmese nationals while working alongside them.</li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2A7fNcHJzRA/W73lryNxCLI/AAAAAAAAQTA/eNvusi7zoEAUzFO-pcU-66yyKoHN7H65QCLcBGAs/s1600/Season-6-Cover.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="352" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2A7fNcHJzRA/W73lryNxCLI/AAAAAAAAQTA/eNvusi7zoEAUzFO-pcU-66yyKoHN7H65QCLcBGAs/s400/Season-6-Cover.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />Each story has scripture and prayer in them and real every day life conversations. The family pray together and do bible studies together demonstrating how to apply christian principles in daily living.<br /><br />Digital episodes may be played on portable devices (phones/tablets) but must first be downloaded onto computer, and then synced with device. (Portable devices are unable to extract zipped files). We burned them to CD's and listened to them in the car on our local journey's. Paul so enjoyed the stories we had to pause Free Burma Rangers and wait till he was in the car with us to continue the story! <br /><br />The dramatisations are excellent and you feel as though you are actually in the country where the story is taking place. For example in episodes 55 and 56 due to the difficult nature of imitating the Dutch accent, God provided actors in the Netherlands to help portray members of the Dutch Underground from the Dekker family. By God's providence Omie's niece Hieke Hoekstra portrayed her aunt Lyn in the story. <br /><br /><center><iframe height="480" src="https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1m9ZvizCxUCzUi_SQph8dV8_RDMjeauF6" width="640"></iframe></center><br /><b>Spoiler Alert! </b>My favourite part about each of the episodes of the <b>Brinkman Adventures</b> are the <a href="https://brinkmanadventures.com/real-stories/real-stories-season-6" target="_blank">real stories</a> that each of the episodes are based on.You can find the background stories, photographs, podcasts of interviews with the missionaries, YouTube clips, maps and history for each season under the <a href="https://brinkmanadventures.com/real-stories" target="_blank">Real Stories tab</a> (I suggest you listen to each episode before popping over to read more about the real stories, the people and the places.).<br /><br />The stories have been designed for family or youth group listening.&nbsp; Some of the stories are quite dramatic and may be a little frightening for younger audiences.&nbsp; Should an episode be intense or have slightly more mature themes it will start with an introduction with a recommendation that younger children listen to the episode with their parents present.<br /><br />If you are looking for family safe listening that is encouraging, inspiring and safe to listen to be sure to head on over to Brinkman Adventures and explore the seasons which have been thus far released.&nbsp; Be warned though, once you start to listen to the Brinkman Family adventures you will not want to stop!<br /><br />You can connect with the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/BrinkmanAdventures/" target="_blank">Brinkman Adventures team on Facebook</a>.<br /><br />70 other crew members reviewed <b>Season 6: Underground Rising</b>, visit the <a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/brinkman-adventures-season-6-brinkman-adventures-reviews/" target="_blank">Homeschool Review Crew</a> to read their reviews or click on the image below.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/brinkman-adventures-season-6-brinkman-adventures-reviews/" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="500" data-original-width="600" height="479" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xUWEcEP9Q4E/W73wYOKJpgI/AAAAAAAAQTM/BUvcNZf2kt0DLY9_wTM3NNLu6AUT5GuSACLcBGAs/s640/Underground%2BRising%2BSeason%2B6%2BBrinkman%2BAdventures%2BReviews.jpg" width="576" /></a></div><br /><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P27i3S6rQ7k/WpTnPvNUlpI/AAAAAAAAPl0/SgMGX5z0SpE9NnYU8t3_SXgKnjExZQ8agCLcBGAs/s1600/Crew%2BLeadership%2BDisclaimer%2B2018.jpg"><img border="0" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P27i3S6rQ7k/WpTnPvNUlpI/AAAAAAAAPl0/SgMGX5z0SpE9NnYU8t3_SXgKnjExZQ8agCLcBGAs/s640/Crew%2BLeadership%2BDisclaimer%2B2018.jpg" /></a></div>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-69426590483087581342018-10-09T22:59:00.004+11:002018-10-09T23:06:31.184+11:00Career Aptitude Test by CashCrunch Careers {Review}Finding your vocational strengths can be a little bit of a challenge.&nbsp; I remember years ago we were getting ready to choose our final subjects for the last three years of school and I still hadn't worked out what on earth I was going to pursue after school.&nbsp; In much excitement I did an aptitude test and went to find my results out at the guidance councillor who turned around and said the results basically stated I could do anything I wanted.&nbsp; Well that did not help me any.<br /><br />I was therefore quite intrigued recently when I was given the opportunity by <a href="https://cashcrunchgames.com/" target="_blank">CashCrunch Games</a> to do an aptitude test via their new on line aptitude test over at <a href="https://cashcrunchcareers.us/" target="_blank">CashCrunch Careers</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E4YeVXUVJdI/W7yTXay1RqI/AAAAAAAAQSc/jYkHyysvWig3arRTspj5TD3iK5w1BkjAACLcBGAs/s1600/CashCrunch%2BCareers%2BReview.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="628" height="640" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-E4YeVXUVJdI/W7yTXay1RqI/AAAAAAAAQSc/jYkHyysvWig3arRTspj5TD3iK5w1BkjAACLcBGAs/s640/CashCrunch%2BCareers%2BReview.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><h3>What does CashCrunch Careers do?</h3><ul><li>Matches your personality attributes to specific jobs. </li><li>Presents careers and possibilities that would best suit you.</li><li>Gives a list of possible careers you would enjoy</li><li>Provides a list of careers you would probably excel in.</li><li>Provides insights in what paths need to be taken in order to achieve your career stream.</li><li>Possible roles to explore within career interests.</li></ul><h3>What is the process?</h3>Once you have signed up and logged into CashCrunch Careers you will be taken to the Dashboard area where you can update your profile information and access the participant survey.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q127WIqYa8I/W7xZkARmBiI/AAAAAAAAQPw/PfXqRk-m-zAIiLToYAgxjSR77f7hQvD_gCLcBGAs/s1600/Cash%2BCrunch%2BCareers%2BSurvey%2Bpage%2B1%2Bsample.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="616" data-original-width="1169" height="303" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Q127WIqYa8I/W7xZkARmBiI/AAAAAAAAQPw/PfXqRk-m-zAIiLToYAgxjSR77f7hQvD_gCLcBGAs/s640/Cash%2BCrunch%2BCareers%2BSurvey%2Bpage%2B1%2Bsample.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br />The survey consists of 75 pairs of words.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The participant needs to select the word that best describes them and who they REALLY are. It's important to not select words describing who you want to be or who you think others want you to be.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U5zSBz-8XDs/W7xaF-HIA8I/AAAAAAAAQP8/NUWOA1iJSJI_t9XxVeiAYqokD_meCk7TwCLcBGAs/s1600/Cash%2BCrunch%2BCareers%2BSurvey%2Bword%2Bsynonyms.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="148" data-original-width="861" height="99" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-U5zSBz-8XDs/W7xaF-HIA8I/AAAAAAAAQP8/NUWOA1iJSJI_t9XxVeiAYqokD_meCk7TwCLcBGAs/s640/Cash%2BCrunch%2BCareers%2BSurvey%2Bword%2Bsynonyms.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br />I confess I got stuck on a couple of the pairs of words because they were similar in nature.&nbsp; I discovered that if you hover over the words with your mouse a mini pop up box appears with synonyms.&nbsp; This was a tremendously helpful feature and helped me choose the appropriate word.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ytvwelv49UU/W7xao5JHq9I/AAAAAAAAQQI/y-2jqN47d7kh7hs9CMvSuskRQXjP0_uhQCLcBGAs/s1600/Cash%2BCrunch%2BCareers%2BSurvey%2Btracking%2Bsheet.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="559" data-original-width="274" height="400" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ytvwelv49UU/W7xao5JHq9I/AAAAAAAAQQI/y-2jqN47d7kh7hs9CMvSuskRQXjP0_uhQCLcBGAs/s400/Cash%2BCrunch%2BCareers%2BSurvey%2Btracking%2Bsheet.JPG" width="195" /></a></div><br />To the right of the list of survey questions is a tracking box.&nbsp; Each of the numbers fills in green when you answer the question.&nbsp; This make it easy to see if you have missed any questions, as in this case we had missed question 21 and were able to go back and select an appropriate answer.<br /><br />The survey is not time consuming and is easy to complete.&nbsp; It took each of us between ten and fifteen minutes to complete.<br /><br /><h3>Careers Report</h3>This report is automatically generated upon submitting your completed survey and can be accessed anytime you log in.<br /><br />On page one there are five informative paragraphs sharing different aspects of your aptitude results: <br /><ol><li><b>Career Work Style</b> - Knowing what you can do, what you would like to do and how you are able to do it.</li><li><b>Motivators and De-Motivators</b> - Something the provides a reason or stimulates to do or don't do something.</li><li><b>Career Attributes</b> - The qualities or features regarded as a characteristic or inherent part of you.</li><li><b>Career Match</b> - Jobs that are most suitable for your career.</li><li><b>Matching Jobs</b> - a list of possible careers/jobs ranked in suitability based upon your test results. </li></ol>Jane, Nathaniel and I all took the same aptitude test and I loved reading each of our individualised reports.&nbsp; The best way for you to see how these work is to show you a few screen shots. I will show you <u>randomised</u> <b>samples </b>of our results.<br /><br />Here are our <b>Career Work Style </b>reports.&nbsp; I will be showing you all three so you can see how different each of us are. (To read them full screen please click on the graphic)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9CIBIaBALU4/W7xxZ5BHM9I/AAAAAAAAQQU/eV6Iz-aGtaEaRuvM7Lu57lsZCky482puQCLcBGAs/s1600/Career%2BWork%2BStyles%2B3.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="259" data-original-width="858" height="173" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9CIBIaBALU4/W7xxZ5BHM9I/AAAAAAAAQQU/eV6Iz-aGtaEaRuvM7Lu57lsZCky482puQCLcBGAs/s640/Career%2BWork%2BStyles%2B3.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vetot4Ny_0Q/W7xxdyuODjI/AAAAAAAAQQY/5weMpEih85YZ0eHXKqZKiyn89ghUpo5GgCLcBGAs/s1600/Career%2BWork%2BStyles.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="869" height="173" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-vetot4Ny_0Q/W7xxdyuODjI/AAAAAAAAQQY/5weMpEih85YZ0eHXKqZKiyn89ghUpo5GgCLcBGAs/s640/Career%2BWork%2BStyles.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eKZIQmPQPsk/W7xxiuxDzgI/AAAAAAAAQQc/s9rY3wj5UjktQFEQnzA8f1u8U_2wlumcgCLcBGAs/s1600/1%2BCareer%2BWork%2BStyles%2B1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="269" data-original-width="886" height="173" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-eKZIQmPQPsk/W7xxiuxDzgI/AAAAAAAAQQc/s9rY3wj5UjktQFEQnzA8f1u8U_2wlumcgCLcBGAs/s640/1%2BCareer%2BWork%2BStyles%2B1.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br /><b>Motivators &amp; De-motivators </b>is a mini report helping you to define those things that stimulate you and provide a reason to do something along with a list of things that de-motivate you.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p3j3PROXEY4/W7xzvHO02BI/AAAAAAAAQQw/SuNWLcQ1OOgF-n4fVuO9xmcOnCIWuAzSQCLcBGAs/s1600/2%2BMotivators%2B%2526%2BDe%2Bmotivators.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="526" data-original-width="874" height="346" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-p3j3PROXEY4/W7xzvHO02BI/AAAAAAAAQQw/SuNWLcQ1OOgF-n4fVuO9xmcOnCIWuAzSQCLcBGAs/s640/2%2BMotivators%2B%2526%2BDe%2Bmotivators.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br /><b>Career Attributes</b> is a list and description of the top attributes which are considered to by your strengths in the workplace .<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6sNKHjeCeoQ/W7x0mLJyDII/AAAAAAAAQQ4/3LZYRzw_03Eplm_rxf1VcJ3ilX1d5DdTQCLcBGAs/s1600/Career%2BAttributes.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="512" data-original-width="871" height="338" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-6sNKHjeCeoQ/W7x0mLJyDII/AAAAAAAAQQ4/3LZYRzw_03Eplm_rxf1VcJ3ilX1d5DdTQCLcBGAs/s640/Career%2BAttributes.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br />At the bottom of the page you will come across the <b>matching Jobs </b>area. There are twenty job areas which are ranked in order of suitability to you.&nbsp; You will need to click on a career category to more fully explore the possibilities for you.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GmR0IUwa1Kc/W7x1vQ8sgoI/AAAAAAAAQRE/12Y5-2GsiEo9xVPRBpxVQ-8AMiKEDoRagCLcBGAs/s1600/Matching%2BJobs%2BList%2BCashCrunch%2BCareers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="424" data-original-width="814" height="299" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GmR0IUwa1Kc/W7x1vQ8sgoI/AAAAAAAAQRE/12Y5-2GsiEo9xVPRBpxVQ-8AMiKEDoRagCLcBGAs/s640/Matching%2BJobs%2BList%2BCashCrunch%2BCareers.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br />As mentioned above I had done one of these when I was in high school which proved to be a very disappointing experience however I was quite astounded reading through my jobs list because I had had various employment experiences in many of the areas that had been listed for me.<br /><br /><h3>Career Drill Down pages </h3><br />If you click on an area of interest for example General and Operations Managers it takes you to a summary page for that field.&nbsp; On this page you will find a summary of the tasks for that position, activities performed in that role and personal attributes, abilities, work values and skills needed.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9E_CtM7sqkQ/W7yIUlRed8I/AAAAAAAAQRc/n3j3odbL5z0fjwCCe6y8qVU2PU_vNPEbgCLcBGAs/s1600/General%2Band%2BOperations%2BManagers%2BCareer%2BReport%2BSample%2B1.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="764" data-original-width="1181" height="373" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9E_CtM7sqkQ/W7yIUlRed8I/AAAAAAAAQRc/n3j3odbL5z0fjwCCe6y8qVU2PU_vNPEbgCLcBGAs/s640/General%2Band%2BOperations%2BManagers%2BCareer%2BReport%2BSample%2B1.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C18jAdsODGE/W7yIUuWHmmI/AAAAAAAAQRg/OzCoPrxHw409pfqKkk6rPjw9QF8HQ3BsACLcBGAs/s1600/General%2Band%2BOperations%2BManagers%2BCareer%2BReport%2BSample%2B2.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="1152" height="200" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-C18jAdsODGE/W7yIUuWHmmI/AAAAAAAAQRg/OzCoPrxHw409pfqKkk6rPjw9QF8HQ3BsACLcBGAs/s640/General%2Band%2BOperations%2BManagers%2BCareer%2BReport%2BSample%2B2.JPG" width="576" /></a></div>&nbsp; <br />At the top there are three tabs: Course, Colleges and Video.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Gj5br_eIMc/W7yLGFHGgXI/AAAAAAAAQRw/ZNkwOeI4FgATLgoQet787vquK2Jsb9KEQCLcBGAs/s1600/General%2Band%2BOperations%2BManagers%2BCareer%2BColleges%2BSample.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="711" data-original-width="869" height="470" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9Gj5br_eIMc/W7yLGFHGgXI/AAAAAAAAQRw/ZNkwOeI4FgATLgoQet787vquK2Jsb9KEQCLcBGAs/s640/General%2Band%2BOperations%2BManagers%2BCareer%2BColleges%2BSample.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br />Under the <b>Colleges tab</b> there is a Google Map with pins to different campuses which provide eduction covering the particular field of employment.&nbsp; Each campus&nbsp; is listed in alphabetical order with an address, hyperlinked website and institution type as well as degree's offered.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x74i33yhnRw/W7yLM1UnJJI/AAAAAAAAQR0/uXzjMHHlSgkBOk8CL5gOupB60mcDor5HQCLcBGAs/s1600/General%2Band%2BOperations%2BManagers%2BCareer%2BVideo%2Btab%2Bsample.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="569" data-original-width="879" height="373" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-x74i33yhnRw/W7yLM1UnJJI/AAAAAAAAQR0/uXzjMHHlSgkBOk8CL5gOupB60mcDor5HQCLcBGAs/s640/General%2Band%2BOperations%2BManagers%2BCareer%2BVideo%2Btab%2Bsample.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br />Under the <b>Video tab</b> there is an embedded video showing a short introduction to the career and differing functions and daily tasks expected of the person in that role giving the student some insight into the future activities needed to be done within that specific career role. The videos are all close captioned.<br /><br />I was a little perplexed when comparing my list with Jane and Nathaniel as the jobs listed were the same but in a different order.&nbsp; Upon contacting CashCrunch Careers Paul was able to provide some valuable insights. <br /><br />In each of the careers listed, the jobs can vary quite considerably. For example, in the publishing world you will need editors, writers and graphic designers. In the police force there are a number of different personalities required depending on their roles. Some will rise to the ranks in leadership, be detectives, others will follow a more scientific route into CSI and so on.<br /><br />The purpose of the job list is to show that within career categories, there are a number of different roles for different personalities. The ranking is based purely on your inherent traits. You could work in the same career field but just do different jobs. This value in the individualised report is to create awareness and therefore unlock possibilities that you may have not even considered, which in turn allows you to research and possibly choose a new career path.<br /><br /><h3>Careers Tab</h3>At the top of the page is one of my favourite features of the site the Careers tab. The objective is to provide a place to explore and learn about careers and give you further insight and direction in your career journey.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gVbk25KiNOo/W7yNwLzd_qI/AAAAAAAAQSE/X9NCKE1kqb4En2ChOi3V84TjI-JXWRRvACLcBGAs/s1600/Careers%2BHuman%2BServices%2BSample%2BCashCrunch%2BCareers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="836" data-original-width="1161" height="414" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gVbk25KiNOo/W7yNwLzd_qI/AAAAAAAAQSE/X9NCKE1kqb4En2ChOi3V84TjI-JXWRRvACLcBGAs/s640/Careers%2BHuman%2BServices%2BSample%2BCashCrunch%2BCareers.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br />The careers area is divided into sixteen different generalised career areas<br /><ol><li>Agricultural, Food and Natural Resources - 38 Careers</li><li>Architecture and Construction - 39 Careers</li><li>Arts, Audio/Video Technology and Communications - 23 Careers</li><li>Business, Management and Administration - 29 Careers</li><li>Education and Training - 13 Careers</li><li>Finance - 18 Careers</li><li>Government and Public Administration - 12 Careers </li><li>Health Science - 49 Careers</li><li>Hospitality and Tourism - 39 Careers</li><li>Human Services - 25 Careers</li><li>Information Technology - 7 Careers</li><li>Law, Public Safety, Corrections and Security - 17 Careers</li><li>Manufacturing - 38 Careers</li><li>Marketing, Sales and Service - 19 Careers</li><li>Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics - 30 Careers</li><li>Transportation, Distribution and Logistics - 31 careers</li></ol><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Transportation, Distribution and Logistics Career List Sample</b></span> <br /><ol></ol><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RyXYftIAY8U/W7yP6TPwUwI/AAAAAAAAQSQ/GtrsIV3Xcv80tid3QW0alk89gPsfKYsWgCLcBGAs/s1600/Careers%2BTransportation%2BDistribution%2Band%2BLogistics%2BSample%2BCashCrunch%2BCareers.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="696" data-original-width="783" height="511" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-RyXYftIAY8U/W7yP6TPwUwI/AAAAAAAAQSQ/GtrsIV3Xcv80tid3QW0alk89gPsfKYsWgCLcBGAs/s640/Careers%2BTransportation%2BDistribution%2Band%2BLogistics%2BSample%2BCashCrunch%2BCareers.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br />When clicking on a career takes you to a full page with the three tabs: Course, Colleges and Video.&nbsp; Each tab gives you the same information as listed above in the Career Drill Down explanation above.<br /><br /><h3>Connect on Social Media with CashCrunch Careers</h3><ul><li> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/721791248014409/">https://www.facebook.com/groups/721791248014409/</a></li><li>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/CashCrunchGames">https://twitter.com/CashCrunchGames</a> @cashcrunchgames</li><li>Pinterest: <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/cashcrunchgames/">https://www.pinterest.com/cashcrunchgames/</a></li><li>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/cashcrunchgames/">https://www.instagram.com/cashcrunchgames/</a> @cashcrunchgames</li><li>YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/FortuneAndVenture">https://www.youtube.com/user/FortuneAndVenture</a></li></ul><h3>Closing Thoughts</h3>Since we work an average of 50 years it makes sense to find out what we have an aptitude for and do something we enjoy! Using <a href="https://cashcrunchcareers.us/" target="_blank">CashCrunch Careers</a> has been a positive experience for all three of us.&nbsp; We have found new career paths to explore and are looking forward to seeing where each of us will end up.<br /><br />We enjoyed using it to discover our own personal strengths and weaknesses and to discover new career opportunities that we had not thought about pursuing before. &nbsp; <br /><br />I am one of 70 families who are <a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/cashcrunch-careers-cashcrunch-games-reviews/" target="_blank">reviewing CashCrunch Careers</a> be sure to click on the banner below&nbsp; to read what the crew members thought.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://schoolhousereviewcrew.com/cashcrunch-careers-cashcrunch-games-reviews/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" data-original-height="928" data-original-width="628" height="640" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-h1Y8iPThzUY/W7yUwfUKdVI/AAAAAAAAQSo/yDkYZGUL2v4cttZMpuNkUyG1nlaFAFVMQCLcBGAs/s640/CashCrunch%2BCareers%2BHomeschool%2BReviews.jpg" width="432" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P27i3S6rQ7k/WpTnPvNUlpI/AAAAAAAAPl0/SgMGX5z0SpE9NnYU8t3_SXgKnjExZQ8agCLcBGAs/s1600/Crew%2BLeadership%2BDisclaimer%2B2018.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="155" data-original-width="513" height="173" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-P27i3S6rQ7k/WpTnPvNUlpI/AAAAAAAAPl0/SgMGX5z0SpE9NnYU8t3_SXgKnjExZQ8agCLcBGAs/s640/Crew%2BLeadership%2BDisclaimer%2B2018.jpg" width="576" /></a></div>Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-49649167462430434682018-10-06T08:00:00.000+10:002018-10-06T08:00:07.146+10:00Introducing Floor of Your Core by The Tummy TeamSpring is a marvellous time of the year.&nbsp; I love the deep blue skies and the warming weather I find it invigorates me and spurs me on to make some health changes.&nbsp; A couple of years back I discovered Kelly Dean and <a href="https://thetummyteam.com/" target="_blank">The Tummy Team</a> and was thinking about taking out my notes and doing a refresher to re-establish my core strength as I had noticed that I was not as strong in my daily life as I know I can be. &nbsp; I still follow the team on Instagram and have seen some interesting posts relating to a new program they recently launched called:&nbsp; <a href="https://thetummyteam.com/product/floor-core-8-week-online-program/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Floor of Your Core</a>.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sol3mKDqK-E/W7dfw2sZdNI/AAAAAAAAQPI/WlUC5Dt6HrswbrddcSMYvXHiIuUXUVv6wCLcBGAs/s1600/Introducing%2BFloor%2Bof%2BYour%2BCore%2B8%2Bweek%2Bonline%2BRehabilitation%2BProgram%2Bby%2BThe%2BTummy%2BTeamk.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Introducing Floor of Your Core 8 week online Rehabilitation Program by The Tummy Team" border="0" data-original-height="528" data-original-width="628" height="484" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sol3mKDqK-E/W7dfw2sZdNI/AAAAAAAAQPI/WlUC5Dt6HrswbrddcSMYvXHiIuUXUVv6wCLcBGAs/s640/Introducing%2BFloor%2Bof%2BYour%2BCore%2B8%2Bweek%2Bonline%2BRehabilitation%2BProgram%2Bby%2BThe%2BTummy%2BTeamk.jpg" title="Introducing Floor of Your Core 8 week online Rehabilitation Program by The Tummy Team" width="576" /></a></div><br /><br />As I was reading the posts I thought yes I can identify with these <a href="https://thetummyteam.com/ridiculous-pelvic-floor-advice/" target="_blank">myths and the ridiculous pelvic floor advice</a> some people had been given (I had been given the same advice in the past). Kelly and her team were sharing and saying there is a better way. It is unrealistic to expect physicians to know everything, especially in this day and age where medical insights change on a daily basis however there needs to be a balance and it is not right to be careless with comments that are not truthful to patients.<br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><i>Functional pelvic floor is about connection, coordination and consistency not tension, gripping and intensity - Kelly Dean, MPT</i></blockquote><h3>&nbsp; <a href="https://thetummyteam.com/helpful-answers-validate-pelvic-floor-symptoms/" target="_blank">Symptoms of Pelvic Floor weakness</a> to be aware of</h3><ul><li><b>Urinary Incontinence</b> - wetting yourself when laughing, jogging, sneezing or being unable to hold on to go to the bathroom.&nbsp; While this is common to many woman it is not normal.</li><li><b>Pelvic Organ Prolapse </b>- feeling pressure after intimacy, a feeling of heaviness down there, feeling a bulge when wiping.&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li><b>Intimacy Issues </b>- pain during intimacy or a numbness is not normal and may be a symptom of weakness or injury.</li><li><b>Pelvic Pain </b>- painful tailbone, pain in pelvis during your cycle, deep pelvic pain.</li></ul>&nbsp;Finding balanced helpful answers to these issues can be a challenge and I was so relieved to discover that <b>The Tummy Team</b> are committed to supplying woman with the <a href="https://thetummyteam.com/helpful-answers-validate-pelvic-floor-symptoms/" target="_blank">correct information and dispelling the myths </a>that surround pelvic floor issues and providing accurate medical advice and support.<br /><br />After reading more about the pelvic floor on their blog and hearing Kelly explain how the pelvic floor is an important part of the core I contacted the team who have graciously gifted me a <a href="https://thetummyteam.com/product/floor-core-8-week-online-program/" target="_blank">Floor of Your Core - 8 week Online Program</a> to try in exchange for a review.<br /><h3><span style="font-size: large;">More Information on Pelvic Floor </span></h3><ul><li><a href="https://thetummyteam.com/helpful-answers-validate-pelvic-floor-symptoms/" target="_blank">4 Helpful Answers To Validate Your Pelvic Floor Symptoms</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://thetummyteam.com/pelvic-floor-strength-questions/" target="_blank">5 Questions to evaluate pelvic floor strength</a></li><li><a href="https://thetummyteam.com/5-things-making-incontinence-worse/" target="_blank">5 Things Making Incontinence Worse</a></li><li><a href="https://thetummyteam.com/finding-pelvic-floor-specialist/" target="_blank">10 Questions to ask a Pelvic Floor Specialist</a></li><li><a href="https://thetummyteam.com/ridiculous-pelvic-floor-advice/" target="_blank">The Most Ridiculous Pelvic Floor Advice I Got From A Doctor</a></li></ul><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/thetummyteam/" rel="nofollow" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="182" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wSogCr1PA10/WAaPJUl04eI/AAAAAAAAOkc/SHZKh7bDfeo43U7oHmPtqBZwOcSEGWucACLcB/s640/The%2BTummy%2BTeam%2BExercises%2BBAD%2Bfor%2Byour%2BCore.JPG" width="576" /></a></div><br /><h4><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>How I found The Tummy Team</b></span></h4>Two years ago I discovered <a href="https://thetummyteam.com/" target="_blank">The Tummy Team</a> when in desperation I was searching for a solution to Paul's chronic back pain and annual winter trouble that he was experiencing as a result of a serious back injury which ended in surgery followed by more than six months of rehabilitation in New Zealand.<br /><br />While researching the topic I was appalled to realise that most medical protocol is to manage pain with medication as there was no premise to fix the root cause as there was no known solution.&nbsp; At that stage Paul would religiously do Pilates but he was still in constant pain.<br /><br />&nbsp;I was scrolling through Instagram and I was rather surprised at the info graphics explaining that <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BIVrz0Wh52G/?taken-by=thetummyteam" target="_blank">Planking</a>,&nbsp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BIVr_K4Bm4N/?taken-by=thetummyteam" target="_blank">Crunches</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BIVtcLahNUv/?taken-by=thetummyteam" target="_blank">Cross-Over Crunches</a> are really bad exercises for your core and your tummy and actually <b>do not accomplish</b> what we think they should. I was drawn to find out more about their program because Paul had been regularly exercising including doing planking exercises to strengthen his core but was still having pain issues and regular flare ups with his back.<br /><br />We are so blessed to have our lives changed when <b>The Tummy Team</b> blessed me with their online <a href="https://thetummyteam.com/product/core-foundations-8-week-online-program/" target="_blank">Core Foundations Program</a>. This program dramatically changed my life and my husbands. You can read my review on how the program works and how it can help you here:&nbsp; <a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/2016/10/the-tummy-team-core-foundations-review_19.html" target="_blank">The Tummy Team - Core Foundations Review</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /><br /><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Learn More about The Tummy Team</b></span><br /><br /><ul><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/126339577" target="_blank">The Tummy Team Story</a></li><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/126339578" target="_blank">The Full Story Behind The Tummy Team</a>&nbsp; (21 min)</li><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/80525220" target="_blank">About Core Foundations Online Program - Who is this For ?</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/68827708" target="_blank">Abdominal Splinting - Splint Options</a>&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/153440583" target="_blank">Could you be suffering from a diastasis?</a></li><li><a href="https://vimeo.com/129839695" target="_blank">Overview of Core Rehab </a>&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li><a href="https://thetummyteam.com/core-rehab/resources/" target="_blank">FREE Resources</a> from The Tummy Team&nbsp;</li><li>Encouragement and information on <a href="https://thetummyteam.com/blog/" target="_blank">The Tummy Team Blog</a>.</li></ul><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Connect on Social Media</b></span><br /><ul><li>Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheTummyTeam/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TheTummyTeam</a></li><li>Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/TheTummyTeam" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@TheTummyTeam</a></li><li>Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thetummyteam/" target="_blank">@thetummyteam</a></li><li>Pinterest <a href="https://pinterest.com/thetummyteam/" target="_blank">The Tummy Team</a>&nbsp; </li></ul>I would like to thank Kelly Dean and the Tummy Team for sponsoring me with <b>Floor of Your Core </b>I am looking forward to the next step in becoming Strong 4 Life and I look forward to sharing my journey and progress here on the Blog.Chareenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11794637667607696242noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515491755026279339.post-74695527073071846432018-10-03T22:48:00.000+10:002018-10-03T22:48:14.187+10:00Happy 50th {Virtual Fridge}<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFMh9fdLsQo/W7S1ybyhRdI/AAAAAAAAQOk/ddWbRHnJPPQyW9B9EbrhD7BjUXMdwOs_wCLcBGAs/s1600/Paul%2527s%2B50th%2BBirthday%2Bcake.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="960" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFMh9fdLsQo/W7S1ybyhRdI/AAAAAAAAQOk/ddWbRHnJPPQyW9B9EbrhD7BjUXMdwOs_wCLcBGAs/s400/Paul%2527s%2B50th%2BBirthday%2Bcake.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This Week</b></span><br />Happy Birthday to my <a href="http://everybedofroses.blogspot.com/search?q=zoo+keeper" target="_blank">Zookeeper husband Paul</a>.&nbsp; Wow 50!&nbsp; When we first got married that felt like a life time away little did I know that in the blink of an eye we would be here.<br /><br />Today I'd like to brag upon my sister who created this bespoke birthday cake for us.&nbsp; Paul loves taking photographs, working with the <a href="http://bushtalesbypaul.blogspot.com/2013/10/serval-or-cerval-deer-like-cat.html" target="_blank">serval at Werribee Zoo</a> and his favourite bird is a Fairy Wren.&nbsp; My sister from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/DeensCakesInAus/" target="_blank">Deen's Cakes</a> (please pop on over and like her page on Facebook) created this masterpiece for us and it has blessed everyone who has seen it.<br /><br /><center><iframe allow="encrypted-media" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="669" scrolling="no" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FDeensCakesInAus%2Fposts%2F1530687327031276&amp;width=500" style="border: none; overflow: hidden;" width="500"></iframe></center><br />Are you on<span style="font-size: medium;"> INSTAGRAM ?</span>&nbsp; You can now use your IG account to link up an show us your art adventures. <br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>This weeks Feature</b></span><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DVSLLeE1Eso/W7S4SP1ImQI/AAAAAAAAQOw/BqO-HpqeJIEAGR83uIZIwNCNK6nDck14QCLcBGAs/s1600/10%2BFall-Crafts-for-Kids.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="683" height="400" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-DVSLLeE1Eso/W7S4SP1ImQI/AAAAAAAAQOw/BqO-HpqeJIEAGR83uIZIwNCNK6nDck14QCLcBGAs/s400/10%2BFall-Crafts-for-Kids.png" width="266" /></a></div><br />In the Northern Hemisphere they are well and truly into autumn and enjoying some cooler weather.&nbsp; Leigh over at <b>Live Well Play Together </b>has put together a <a href="https://www.livewellplaytogether.com/10-fun-easy-fall-crafts-for-kids/" target="_blank">great round up of posts</a> to put some fall craft into your homeschool.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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